Kalshi launches midterm election forecasting hub

Kalshi launched a new online hub Wednesday for midterm election forecasting, displaying prediction market odds for major races alongside polling averages, fundraising data and other election information.

The platform touted its “Midterms Hub” as a “one-stop-shop for state and federal election forecasting,” featuring Senate, House and gubernatorial races.

“Prediction markets don’t care about spin or partisanship,” Kalshi CEO and co-founder Tarek Mansour said in a statement. “They cut through polarization and show you what the wisdom of the crowds actually believes, backed by real money, not rhetoric.”

“That kind of clarity is rare right now and that’s what people are getting with the Midterms Hub,” he added.

Kalshi argued prediction markets can provide a clearer picture of races than traditional methods of gauging people’s views, such as polling, by relying on the “wisdom of the........

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