Abdul El-Sayed Hits 73% Odds on Crypto Prediction Market in Michigan Senate Race Even as Trump, Vance Label Him a Radical
Cryptocurrency punters are backing Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed to win Michigan’s midterm election, while assigning significantly lower odds to Republican candidate Mike Rogers.‘Exciting’ Unlock For Square SellersPolygon -based Polymarket currently prices in a 73% chance of El-Sayed’s victory, up sharply from a low of 56% in mid-August. The odds for Johnson have declined to 29%, compared with 34% last week.More than $1.3 million has been wagered on the outcome as of this writing. Read Also: Race for Michigan Heats UpEl-Sayed establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary earlier this year. He overcame $60 million in outside spending while campaigning on Medicare for All, campaign finance reform and ending unconditional U.S. military aid to Israel.Republicans have labeled El-Sayed extreme. President Donald Trump called in the upcoming midterms, urging supporters to rally behind Rogers.Vice President JD Vance said E-Sayed’s immigration, trade and economic positions would hurt Michigan workers and accused Democrats’ progressive wing of embracing “radicals.”Republicans currently hold a narrow 53-47 majority in the Senate. Rogers, a former seven-term congressman and FBI agent, narrowly lost Michigan’s 2024 Senate race to Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). Read Also: Nancy Pelosi Blasts GOP, Says It Delivered a ‘Republican Healthcare Crisis’ With Over $1 Trillion in Medicaid Cuts: ‘Voters Know What They Did’ Photo Courtesy: Christopher J. Dean on Shutterstock.com