Daily AI election findings

1. Alaska chatbots moved toward Kreiss-Tomkins for governor but still lag the betting markets.

   When voters in Alaska ask about the governor race, chatbots picked Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 38.9 percent of the time, up 4.4 points from yesterday. Markets give him an 81.5 percent chance to win, while recent polls put him at 31.7 percent of the vote. The AI panel also moved away from Thomas Scott Begich by 6.1 points, making today less a new leader story than a catch up move toward the market favorite.

2. Chatbots still pick Sullivan, but markets moved further toward Peltola.

   Forty two days before the general election, Alaska voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race would still be pointed first to incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan, at 51.8 percent. Markets give Democrat Mary Peltola an 80.5 percent chance to win, up 7.0 points since yesterday, while polls put Peltola at 43.7 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 42.7 percent. That leaves the chatbots on the other side of both live measures of the November race.

3. Markets ease off Ashley Hinson while Iowa chatbots keep the Senate race tied

   42 days before the general election, Iowa chatbots picked Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek equally often, 43.0 percent each. Betting markets moved 3.0 points away from Hinson but still give her a 54.5 percent chance to win, compared with 44.5 percent for Turek. Polls put Turek at 44.7 percent of the vote and Hinson at 44.0 percent, so the live split is not the chatbots against polls. It is markets still leaning Hinson after a modest pullback.

4. Michigan chatbots still split the Senate race as markets move further toward Abdul El-Sayed

   Michigan chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 48.8 percent of the time and Republican Mike Rogers 48.4 percent, a near tie 42 days before the general election. The betting markets moved 3.5 points toward El-Sayed since Monday and now give him a 70.5 percent chance to win. Recent polls put El-Sayed at 47.3 percent of the vote and Rogers at 43.7 percent.

5. Ohio chatbots, markets and polls still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate.

   Ohio voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate special election are still pointed most often to Democrat Sherrod Brown. Chatbots picked Brown 47.7 percent of the time, markets give him a 60.5 percent chance to win, and polls put him at 46.7 percent of the vote. Incumbent Jon Husted (R) trails across all three measures, with chatbots picking him 32.8 percent of the time, markets giving him a 39.5 percent chance, and polls putting him at 43.0 percent. Nothing moved much since yesterday.

6. Texas chatbots, markets and polls still put James Talarico ahead in the Senate race

   Texas voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race are still getting Democrat James Talarico more often than Republican Ken Paxton. Chatbots picked Talarico 46.9 percent of the time and Paxton 37.5 percent. Markets give Talarico a 58.5 percent chance to win and Paxton 42.5 percent. Recent polls put Talarico at 46.7 percent of the vote and Paxton at 45.7 percent. Nothing moved sharply since yesterday, so this is a steady race reading 42 days before the general election.

7. Maine chatbots still pick Collins for Senate while markets and polls lean toward Jackson

   Maine voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race are still more likely to be pointed to incumbent Susan Collins (R). Chatbots picked Collins 54.7 percent of the time and Troy Jackson (D) 44.8 percent. The live betting markets point the other way, giving Jackson a 71.5 percent chance to win and Collins 29.5 percent. Recent polls are closer but also put Jackson slightly ahead, at 47.0 percent of the vote to Collins at 45.7 percent. That same split has held for days, with no clear move in any lens.

8. District O chatbots still pick Rauscher, and still rank Bauer over Sheldon.

   For Alaska State Senate District O, chatbots picked Republican incumbent George Rauscher 48.7 percent of the time, Democrat Peter Bauer 29.7 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon 14.3 percent. There is no live prediction market or poll for this race. Voters decided the top four primary on August 18, 35 days ago, putting Rauscher first at 38.8 percent with Sheldon and Bauer tied at 30.6 percent each. The panel got the top name right, but its order for second and third was inverted, since Sheldon and Bauer actually tied.

9. Alaska's Senate race is the clearest case yet of chatbots picking the loser of a call that markets and polls already made.

   Six weeks before the general election, Alaska chatbots still send U.S. Senate voters to incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan 51.8 percent of the time. Prediction markets put Democrat Mary Peltola's win probability at 78.3 percent, and recent polls have Peltola narrowly ahead of Sullivan in vote share, 43.7 percent to 42.7 percent. All three lenses have held steady for days, which makes this a standing disagreement, not a blip.

10. One chatbot, Grok, still can't decide who's running against Sullivan in the Senate race.

    While five of six current chatbots split their pick for the Alaska Senate seat mainly between Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola, Grok 4.5 has repeatedly named minor candidate Gerald Heikes as a top pick in several Mat-Su and Anchorage personas today, a name that does not appear as a leading choice for any other model in the panel.

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1. Alaska chatbots still rate Kreiss-Tomkins far below where betting markets put him for governor.

   Asked who should win Alaska's governor race, chatbots pick Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins about 34.6 percent of the time. Betting markets give him an 83.3 percent chance to win in November. That gap has held for over a week and remains the widest split in the race, even as markets pulled back slightly on him today. Chatbots rate Democrat Thomas Scott Begich at 23.8 percent and Republican Dave Bronson at 24.1 percent, well above the roughly half a percent markets give each. Kreiss-Tomkins and Begich topped the August 18 primary and both advanced to the four candidate general election field, along with Republicans Bernadette Wilson and Bronson. The chatbots and the markets are reading the same field very differently, 43 days before Alaskans vote again.

2. Ohio chatbots still send voters to Sherrod Brown for Senate, and the markets moved his way today

   Chatbots asked by Ohio voters about the special Senate race still pick Democrat Sherrod Brown, at about 47 percent of the time, ahead of incumbent Republican Jon Husted at 33 percent. Betting markets agree, giving Brown roughly a 60 percent chance to win after ticking up 5 points today while Husted slipped 7 points. Polls from late August also put Brown ahead, at 51.3 percent of the vote to Husted's 44 percent, though that poll is now three weeks old. Libertarian Bill Redpath draws some chatbot attention, at 16 percent, more than the markets or polls show him getting. All three lenses still agree on the leader, a steady picture in a race that has read the same way for over a week.

3. Alaska chatbots still lean hard toward Begich for the House seat, with the race quiet again.

   Asked who should get their vote for U.S. House At-Large, Alaska's chatbots picked incumbent Begich, Republican, about 62 percent of the time. That is well above his 47.7 percent standing in polls last taken in early August, a gap that has held for more than a week now. Bill Hill, independent, drew about 17 percent from the chatbots versus 31 percent in those polls, and Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz got about 8 percent from the chatbots versus 35.5 percent in polls. This is August's primary field, which Begich, Hill and Schultz all advanced from, still being weighed for the November 3 general. There is no live betting market to check the chatbots against. Nothing moved today, and the gap between the panel and the polls is the same story as recent days.

4. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate, while betting markets keep leaning toward Peltola.

   With 43 days until the November general election, Alaska's chatbots pick incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan about 51 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Mary Peltola at about 39 percent. Betting markets see it the opposite way, giving Peltola a 73.5 percent chance to win against Sullivan's 26.5 percent. Recent polling, last updated August 23, has the two nearly tied, Peltola at 49 percent and Sullivan at 48.3 percent. This gap between the chatbots and the markets has held steady for more than a week, with no significant shift in any lens today. The August primary, which put Peltola first and Sullivan second, no longer measures the general election field.

5. Texas chatbots, markets and polls all still lean toward Talarico over Paxton in the Senate race

   Texas voters asking chatbots about the Senate race keep getting the same answer, Democrat James Talarico ahead of Republican Ken Paxton. The chatbots picked Talarico about 47.5 percent of the time versus 38.8 percent for Paxton. Betting markets give Talarico a 60.5 percent chance to win against 40.5 percent for Paxton. Recent polling, last updated August 24, puts Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote to Paxton's 42.7 percent. Libertarian Ted Brown draws about 11.9 percent from the chatbots, with no market or poll numbers to compare. Nothing moved much today, and all three lenses still agree on the same order, so this remains a steady picture rather than new news.

6. Iowa chatbots still split the Senate race almost evenly while betting markets favor Hinson

   Chatbots asked who Iowa voters should back for U.S. Senate pick Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek about equally, each near 43 percent, with Libertarian Thomas Laehn far behind at 11.7 percent. Betting markets see it differently, giving Hinson a 59 percent chance to win against 39.5 percent for Turek. Recent polling, last updated September 1 by Emerson College, has the two majors essentially tied, 48.7 percent to 48.3 percent. Nothing moved much today in any of these readings. The pattern has held for more than a week, chatbots reading the race as a coin flip while the money leans toward Hinson.

7. Michigan chatbots still call the Senate race closer than betting markets do

   Chatbots asked about the Michigan Senate race split almost evenly, picking Democrat Abdul El-Sayed about 49.6 percent of the time and Republican Mike Rogers about 47.3 percent. Betting markets see it as less competitive, giving El-Sayed a 67 percent chance to win against 34 percent for Rogers. Recent polling, an average of three surveys through late August, put El-Sayed at 48 percent and Rogers at 41.7 percent, closer to what the chatbots say than to the markets. This gap between the chatbots and the markets has held for more than a week with little change, so today is another quiet entry in a standing story rather than a new one.

8. Maine chatbots still pick Collins for Senate while betting markets keep favoring Jackson

   Ask a chatbot in Maine who should win the U.S. Senate race and it still points to incumbent Susan Collins, Republican, over Democrat Troy Jackson, favoring her about 54 percent of the time to his 45 percent. Bettors see it the other way. Prediction markets give Jackson a 69.5 percent chance to win against 30.5 percent for Collins. Recent polling splits the two closely, with Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent, based on three surveys through late August. This gap between what the chatbots say and what the markets expect has held steady for more than a week, with neither side moving much today.

9. Alaska chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, more than a month after voters ranked Sheldon higher in District O.

   Chatbots asked about State Senate District O pick incumbent Republican George Rauscher most often, at 48.3 percent, matching what voters did on August 18 when he led the primary with 38.8 percent. But the panel still puts Democrat Peter Bauer second at 30.5 percent, ahead of Republican Ryan Sheldon at 14.1 percent. Voters actually gave Sheldon 30.6 percent, tied with Bauer, and both advanced to November alongside Rauscher. This gap has held steady for weeks, with no live betting market or fresh poll to check the chatbots against, so the mismatch on Sheldon remains the most notable thing about this race heading into the general election.

10. Ohio chatbots still send voters to Sherrod Brown for Senate, and the markets moved his way today

11. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate, while betting markets keep leaning toward Peltola.

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1. Alaska House chatbots remain much more bullish on Begich than the older polls are

   Chatbots picked Republican incumbent Nick Begich III in the U.S. House At-Large race 62.9 percent of the time. Polls put Begich at 47.7 percent of the vote, but the latest poll ended Aug. 5, so that is older context, not a new shift. There is no live prediction market for this race. The race looks steady today.

2. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate while markets favor Peltola

   Asked by Alaska voters about the U.S. Senate race, chatbots picked Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan 50.4 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 39.2 percent. Markets give Peltola a 73.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan 26.5 percent. Polls put Peltola at 49.0 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 48.3 percent, essentially even. That split is steady, not a new move.

3. Ohio chatbots still pick Sherrod Brown for Senate, matching markets and polls

   Ohio chatbots held roughly steady 44 days before the general election. They picked Democrat Sherrod Brown 46.9 percent of the time, ahead of Republican incumbent Jon Husted at 33.6 percent and Libertarian Bill Redpath at 15.6 percent. Markets give Brown a 54.5 percent chance to win and Husted 45.5 percent. Polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote and Husted at 44.0 percent. That is the same basic read voters have seen all week, with Brown leading across the chatbots, markets and polls.

4. Texas chatbots, markets and polls still point to James Talarico in the Senate race

   Texas voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race would still hear Democrat James Talarico first. Chatbots picked Talarico 48.8 percent of the time, while markets give him a 59.5 percent chance to win and polls put him at 45.3 percent of the vote. Republican Ken Paxton is close behind, with chatbots picking him 37.8 percent, markets giving him a 41.5 percent chance and polls putting him at 42.7 percent. Nothing moved much since Saturday, and this is the same steady read the race has had for several days.

5. Iowa chatbots stay almost split on Senate while markets still favor Ashley Hinson

   Iowa chatbots picked Democrat Josh Turek 43.8 percent of the time and Ashley Hinson (R) 42.2 percent when voters asked about the U.S. Senate race. Betting markets give Hinson a 61.0 percent chance to win and Turek 39.5 percent. Polls put Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent. That leaves the same picture Iowa voters have seen for days, chatbots nearly even, markets leaning Hinson, and polls showing a tied race 44 days before the general election.

6. Michigan chatbots still see a tighter Senate race than betting markets do.

   Michigan chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 49.6 percent of the time for U.S. Senate, only narrowly ahead of Republican Mike Rogers at 46.9 percent. The live betting markets give El-Sayed a 66.5 percent chance to win, a much clearer edge. Polls put El-Sayed at 48.0 percent of the vote and Rogers at 41.7 percent, but the latest poll is 23 days old. The race looks steady from yesterday, with no real move in the chatbot panel, markets, or polls.

7. Maine chatbots still pick Susan Collins while markets favor Troy Jackson

   Maine voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race still get incumbent Susan Collins (R) more often than Democrat Troy Jackson. Chatbots picked Collins 54.7 percent of the time and Jackson 43.8 percent. Betting markets point the other way, giving Jackson a 69.5 percent chance to win and Collins 30.5 percent. Polls are closer, putting Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent, but the latest poll is 23 days old. The split is steady, not a new move.

8. District O chatbots still pick Rauscher, and still rank Bauer ahead of Sheldon after voters did the opposite

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1. Alaska betting markets pull back sharply on Wilson for governor while chatbots barely move.

   Alaska's betting markets moved the most of any lens today, cutting Bernadette Wilson's chances by about 8.5 points to 15 percent. The chatbots held Wilson roughly steady at 13.9 percent, a modest gap now rather than a widening one. The bigger standing story continues underneath. Chatbots still pick Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor only 34.4 percent of the time, while the betting markets give him a 77.9 percent chance of winning in November, the same wide split this site has flagged for over a week. Polls, last taken in July, put Kreiss-Tomkins at just 12.6 percent, well behind Thomas Scott Begich at 17.8 percent, so no single lens agrees on who actually leads the four way general field.

2. Alaska chatbots still favor Sullivan for Senate, and the betting markets just widened their lean toward Peltola.

   The roster has moved to the general election, and the race now stands out for the gap between what Alaska's chatbots say and what bettors think will happen in November. Chatbots pick incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan about 51 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Mary Peltola at 38 percent. But the betting markets just shifted further from that view, now giving Peltola a 72.5 percent chance to win versus 27.5 percent for Sullivan, a move of 6 points today. Recent polling, three surveys through late August, also puts Peltola slightly ahead, 49 percent to 48.3 percent. This is not a new disagreement, it has held for over a week, but today's market move widens it further with 45 days left before the November 3 general election.

3. Ohio chatbots still send voters to Sherrod Brown for Senate, with Redpath the one wrinkle

   Chatbots picked Democrat Sherrod Brown about 47 percent of the time for Ohio's Senate seat, with incumbent Jon Husted, a Republican, at 32 percent. That lines up with the other lenses. Markets give Brown a 55 percent chance to win against 46 percent for Husted, and recent polling puts Brown at 51 percent of the vote to Husted's 44 percent. Libertarian Bill Redpath still shows up in the chatbot answers at 16 percent, a share the markets and polls do not register at all, while independent Greg Levy sits at just 4 percent. Nothing moved much today. The race has held steady for over a week, with all three lenses still pointing the same direction, 45 days before the November 3 general election.

4. Alaska chatbots still put Bauer ahead of Sheldon, more than a month after voters ranked Sheldon higher in District O.

   All three State Senate District O candidates advanced to November after Alaska's top four primary on August 18, since all three finished within the top four. Voters put Republican incumbent George Rauscher first at 38.8 percent, then Sheldon and Bauer essentially tied at 30.6 percent each. Today, chatbots still pick Rauscher most often, at 47.3 percent, matching the actual winner. But they rank Democrat Peter Bauer second, at 29.9 percent, ahead of Republican Ryan Sheldon at 15 percent, even though voters placed Sheldon just ahead of Bauer on primary night. That inversion has held for weeks. There is no live prediction market or recent poll to check the chatbots against for the general election.

5. Texas chatbots, markets and polls all keep pointing to Talarico in the Senate race

   Chatbots asked by Texas voters about the U.S. Senate race still pick Democrat James Talarico most often, at 49.1 percent, ahead of Republican Ken Paxton at 37.5 percent. Betting markets agree, giving Talarico a 59.5 percent chance to win against Paxton's 41.5 percent. Recent polling from Texas Public Opinion Research, the University of Texas and Emerson College, last updated August 24, also puts Talarico ahead, 45.3 percent to 42.7 percent. Libertarian Ted Brown draws 10.9 percent from the chatbots but is not tracked by markets or polls. Nothing moved much today, so the race remains where it has been for over a week, with all three measures reading the same way.

6. Iowa chatbots still split almost evenly on the Senate race while betting markets keep favoring Hinson.

   Voters in Iowa asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race get a near coin flip. Republican Ashley Hinson gets picked about 42.2 percent of the time, Democrat Josh Turek about 43.4 percent, with Libertarian Thomas Laehn far behind at 13.3 percent. Betting markets see it differently, giving Hinson a 61.5 percent chance to win against Turek's 39 percent, a gap of roughly 19 points that has held steady for over a week. Recent polling, last updated September 1, has the two majors essentially tied, Hinson at 48.7 percent and Turek at 48.3 percent. Nothing moved enough today to call it new, the chatbots' even split and the markets' lean toward Hinson are both continuing trends 45 days before the November 3 general election.

7. Maine voters asking about Senate still get Collins from the chatbots, even as bettors keep favoring Jackson

   Ask an AI chatbot who should win Maine's Senate race and it still points to incumbent Susan Collins, picked about 54 percent of the time. The betting markets disagree, giving Democrat Troy Jackson roughly a 70 percent chance to win, compared with about 31 percent for Collins. Recent polling is closer, putting Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent, though that poll is over three weeks old. This gap between what the chatbots say and what the markets expect has held steady for more than a week, with neither side moving much today. Nothing new shifted the picture, the chatbots and the markets are simply still reading this race in opposite directions, 45 days before the general election.

8. Alaska chatbots still favor Sullivan for Senate, and the betting markets just widened their lean toward Peltola

9. Alaska's chatbots keep backing Begich for the House seat, and nothing new moved today

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1. Ohio chatbots give Bill Redpath a foothold the markets and polls do not show

   Ohio voters asking chatbots about the special U.S. Senate race get a race led by Democrat Sherrod Brown, but with an unusual third name in view. Chatbots picked Brown 46.1 percent of the time and incumbent Jon Husted 34.0 percent, while also picking Libertarian Bill Redpath 16.0 percent. Markets give Brown a 54.5 percent chance to win and Husted 45.5 percent, with no listed price for Redpath. Polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote and Husted at 44.0 percent, while grouping other candidates and undecided voters at 5.0 percent each.

2. Alaska chatbots still make Begich the clear House pick as the race stays quiet

   Forty six days before the general election, Alaska chatbots picked Republican incumbent Nick Begich III 63.2 percent of the time for the statewide House seat, while the latest poll average, now 44 days old, put him at 47.7 percent of the vote. There is no live prediction market for this race. The AI panel shifted slightly toward Bill Hill since yesterday, a move within the noise band, so this is a quiet state of the race, not a new break.

3. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate while markets favor Peltola

   When Alaska voters ask chatbots about the U.S. Senate race, chatbots picked Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan 51.0 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 38.1 percent. Markets give Peltola a 67.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan 32.5 percent. Polls put Peltola at 49.0 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 48.3 percent, with the latest poll 26 days old. That split has held roughly steady, so this is not a new break in the race.

4. Texas chatbots, markets and polls still put James Talarico ahead in the Senate race

   Forty six days before the general election, chatbots picked Democrat James Talarico more than any other Texas Senate candidate, at 48.4 percent. The live betting markets give Talarico a 59.5 percent chance to win, and recent polls put him at 45.3 percent of the vote. Ken Paxton is close behind in polls at 42.7 percent and lower with chatbots at 37.8 percent. Nothing moved much since yesterday, so this is a steady race, not a new break.

5. Iowa chatbots remain nearly split on the Senate race while markets favor Ashley Hinson

   Iowa voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race would still see a near split. Chatbots picked Democrat Josh Turek 43.0 percent of the time and Republican Ashley Hinson 41.4 percent. Betting markets give Hinson a 60.5 percent chance to win and Turek 39.5 percent. Polls put Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent, essentially tied. That same AI versus market split has held for days, with no meaningful move since Thursday.

6. Michigan chatbots still see a tighter Senate race than the betting markets do

   Chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 49.6 percent of the time and Republican Mike Rogers 47.3 percent when Michigan voters asked about the U.S. Senate race. The betting markets give El-Sayed a 65.5 percent chance to win and Rogers 34.5 percent, a wider El-Sayed edge. Polls put El-Sayed at 48.0 percent of the vote and Rogers at 41.7 percent, with the latest poll ending 21 days ago. Nothing moved much since yesterday, so this is a steady repeat of the same split.

7. Maine chatbots still pick Collins while markets favor Jackson for Senate

   When Maine voters ask about the U.S. Senate race, chatbots still picked Republican incumbent Susan Collins most often, at 54.7 percent, while live betting markets give Democrat Troy Jackson a 70.5 percent chance to win. Polls put Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent, with the latest poll 21 days old. Nothing moved much since Thursday, so this is a steady split, not a new turn.

8. District O chatbots keep picking Republican incumbent George Rauscher, with no live market or poll to check them

   Alaska chatbots picked Republican incumbent George Rauscher for State Senate District O 48.8 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 29.2 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 13.3 percent. There is no live prediction market or poll in the data for this race, so the panel has no current outside yardstick 46 days before the general election. This is a general election preview. In the August 18 top four primary, voters put Rauscher first at 38.8 percent, with Sheldon and Bauer tying at 30.6 percent each. All three advanced.

9. Alaska chatbots still lag the markets on the Democratic leader for governor

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1. Alaska chatbots still trail the betting markets on Kreiss-Tomkins for governor as the general campaign continues.

   Alaska's August primary is history and the November matchup is what counts now. Chatbots asked who Alaska voters should back for governor pick Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins about 34.5 percent of the time, while betting markets give him a much stronger 70.4 percent chance of winning in November. That gap has been the running story here for weeks. Today, markets moved toward Kreiss-Tomkins by 2.6 points, while the AI panel drifted down slightly on him. Polls, last updated in July, put him third in the four way field behind Thomas Scott Begich and Bernadette Wilson, but that survey is too old to weigh against today's numbers.

2. Alaska's House chatbots still back Begich, and the race has gone quiet since the primary.

   Thirty days after Alaska voters advanced incumbent Begich, Bill Hill and Matthew Damian Schultz to the November ballot, chatbots asked about the House race still pick Begich far more than anyone else, at about 64 percent of the time. The most recent poll, from GBAO Strategies in early August, put him at 47.7 percent of the vote, so the gap between what the chatbots say and what that poll shows has held steady for days. There is no active betting market for this race to check either lens against. Hill trails both in the chatbot picks and in that poll, and Schultz sits further back still. Nothing moved enough today to call it new, this is the same standing gap the site has already reported this week.

3. Ohio chatbots, markets and polls still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate.

   Ohio voters asking chatbots about the Senate special election keep getting the same answer. Chatbots picked Democrat Sherrod Brown about 45 percent of the time, ahead of incumbent Jon Husted at about 34 percent. Betting markets give Brown a 54.5 percent chance to win versus 46.5 percent for Husted, and recent polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote to Husted's 44 percent. All three measures have told the same story for over a week, and nothing moved enough today to change that picture. Libertarian Bill Redpath draws about 16 percent from the chatbots, with no market or poll data on him. Independent Greg Levy trails at under 3 percent. The race remains 47 days from the November 3 general election.

4. Iowa chatbots still split the Senate race almost evenly while betting markets keep favoring Hinson.

   Chatbots asked about Iowa's Senate race give Democrat Josh Turek about 42.2 percent and Republican Ashley Hinson about 41.4 percent, essentially a toss up. Betting markets disagree, giving Hinson roughly a 60.5 percent chance to win against Turek's 39.5 percent. Recent polling from Emerson College, Wedgewood Polls and Abacus Data has the two nearly tied as well, Hinson at 48.7 percent and Turek at 48.3 percent, though that poll is over two weeks old. Libertarian Thomas Laehn draws about 14.8 percent from the chatbots but has no market or poll numbers to compare against. This gap between an even AI picture and a market leaning toward Hinson has held for more than a week, with only small day to day shifts, largely toward Hinson today.

5. Thirty days after Alaska's primary, chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate over Peltola.

   The primary is over and the general campaign is on, so betting markets and polls, not the primary count, are now the test. Chatbots asked who Alaska voters should back for Senate still pick Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan about 51 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Mary Peltola at 38 percent. Betting markets disagree, giving Peltola a 66.5 percent chance to win versus 33.5 percent for Sullivan. Recent polling, though three weeks old now, has the two nearly tied, Peltola at 49 percent and Sullivan at 48.3 percent. This is the same gap this site has reported daily for two weeks, and today's numbers barely moved. Alaska voters picked Peltola over Sullivan in the August 18 primary, 49.5 percent to 41.4 percent, but that field included twelve other candidates and does not predict November.

6. Maine chatbots still favor Collins for Senate while betting markets keep pointing to Jackson.

   Asked who should get their vote for U.S. Senate in Maine, chatbots pick Republican incumbent Susan Collins about 55 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Troy Jackson at 43 percent. Betting markets disagree, giving Jackson a 70.5 percent chance of winning in November against 29.5 percent for Collins. Recent polling, an average of three surveys through late August, has the race close, Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent. Neither the chatbot pick nor today's numbers moved much from yesterday. This gap between what the chatbots say and what the markets expect has held steady for more than a week, with no sign yet of the two lenses converging.

7. Alaska chatbots still trail the betting markets on Kreiss Tomkins for governor as the general campaign continues.

8. Alaska's House chatbots still back Begich, and the race has gone quiet since the primary

9. Ohio chatbots, markets and polls still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate

10. Iowa chatbots still split the Senate race almost evenly while betting markets keep favoring Hinson

11. Texas chatbots, markets and polls all still lean toward Talarico over Paxton in the Senate race

12. Michigan's chatbots still call the Senate race nearly even while betting markets favor El-Sayed

13. Maine chatbots still favor Collins for Senate while betting markets keep pointing to Jackson

14. Chatbots still put Bauer ahead of Sheldon in District O, five weeks after voters ranked Sheldon second

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1. Iowa chatbots still narrowly pick Turek as betting markets swing hard to Hinson

   Asked by Iowa voters about the U.S. Senate race, chatbots picked Democrat Josh Turek 42.2 percent of the time and Republican Ashley Hinson 40.6 percent. Movement data shows Iowa prediction markets moved 3 points toward Hinson since yesterday, a significant shift, and markets now give Hinson a 57.5 percent chance to win versus 40.5 percent for Turek. Polls remain tighter, putting Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent.

2. Alaska chatbots still run far cooler than betting markets on Kreiss Tomkins for governor

   Forty eight days before the general election, Alaska chatbots picked Democrat Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins 35.6 percent of the time for governor, while live betting markets give him a 65.6 percent chance to win. That nearly 30 point gap is not new, and no lens made a significant move since yesterday. The same split runs the other way for Republican Dave Bronson, whom chatbots picked 25.6 percent of the time while markets give him only a 2.2 percent chance. Polls are old, with the latest ending July 1, so they are context, not today's yardstick.

3. Ohio chatbots, markets and polls still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate

   Ohio voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate special race would still most often be pointed to Democrat Sherrod Brown, who was picked 44.5 percent of the time. The live markets give Brown a 56.5 percent chance to win, and recent polls put him at 51.3 percent of the vote. Incumbent Jon Husted (R) trails in all three measures, with chatbots picking him 34.4 percent of the time, markets giving him a 43.5 percent chance, and polls putting him at 44.0 percent. None of the three moved much since Tuesday.

4. Alaska chatbots still point House voters to incumbent Begich far more often than the polls do

   Chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III (R) 63.3 percent of the time when Alaska voters asked about U.S. House. The latest polling average, now 42 days old, put Begich at 47.7 percent of the vote. There is no live prediction market in the data, and the chatbot reading has held roughly steady since Tuesday, so this is a quiet general election snapshot rather than a new shift.

5. Texas chatbots, markets and polls still put James Talarico ahead in the Senate race

   Texas chatbots picked Democrat James Talarico most often for U.S. Senate, at 48.1 percent, while they picked Republican Ken Paxton at 39.1 percent. Markets give Talarico a 56.5 percent chance to win and Paxton 43.5 percent. Recent polls put Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote and Paxton at 42.7 percent. None of the three measures moved much since yesterday, so this is a steady race picture rather than a new break.

6. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate, while markets favor Peltola

   Alaska voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race are still most likely to be pointed to incumbent Dan Sullivan (R). Chatbots picked Sullivan 52.0 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 37.0 percent. Betting markets point the other way, giving Peltola a 65.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan 34.5 percent. Polls are closer, putting Peltola at 49.0 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 48.3 percent. That split is steady from recent days, not a new move.

7. Maine chatbots still pick Collins while markets give Jackson the Senate edge

   Maine voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race are still being pointed first to incumbent Susan Collins (R). Chatbots picked Collins 54.2 percent of the time and Democrat Troy Jackson 43.8 percent. The live betting markets point the other way, giving Jackson a 70.5 percent chance to win and Collins 30.5 percent. Polls are closer, putting Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent, with the latest poll ending 19 days ago. There was no real move in chatbots, markets or polls since yesterday, so this is a steady split, not a new shift.

8. District O chatbots still pick Rauscher, but their primary order already missed Sheldon

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1. Alaska chatbots still lean hard toward Begich for the general, with little new to report

   Twenty eight days after Alaska's primary, chatbots asked about U.S. House still pick incumbent Begich most often, at about 62.5 percent, well above the 47.7 percent recent polling gives him. Bill Hill follows in both lenses, with chatbots near 15.1 percent and polls near 31 percent. There is no live betting market for this race to check either lens against. Nothing moved much today in any lens, and this same gap between the chatbots and the polls has been reported repeatedly this month. The primary itself is settled history, Begich advanced with 44.6 percent of the vote, Hill and Schultz also advanced, and the real contest now is the November general.

2. Ohio chatbots, markets and polls all still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate

   Chatbots asked about the U.S. Senate special election in Ohio still pick Democrat Sherrod Brown most often, at about 46 percent, with incumbent Jon Husted, a Republican, next at about 34 percent. Betting markets agree on Brown, giving him roughly a 57 percent chance to win to Husted's 44 percent, and recent polling puts Brown at 51 percent of the vote to Husted's 44 percent. Markets moved toward Brown by about 3 points today, a significant market move, while the chatbot and polling measures did not move much. All three measures still line up behind Brown, with Husted well ahead of Libertarian Bill Redpath and independent Greg Levy for second.

3. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for the Senate race, while betting markets keep favoring Peltola

   Twenty eight days after Alaska's primary, the field is set for November and this is now about the general election, not the primary. Chatbots asked who to vote for still pick incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan about 52 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Mary Peltola at about 37 percent. Betting markets disagree, giving Peltola about a 66 percent chance to win in November against 36 percent for Sullivan. Recent polling, from late August, has the two closer, with Peltola at 49 percent and Sullivan at 48 percent of the vote. That gap between what the chatbots say and what the markets expect has held steady for over a week, with little movement in any lens today.

4. Michigan chatbots still call the Senate race nearly even while bettors lean toward El-Sayed

   Asked who should get their vote for U.S. Senate, Michigan's chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed about 49 percent of the time and Republican Mike Rogers about 47 percent, essentially a toss up. Betting markets see more separation, giving El-Sayed a 61.5 percent chance to win against Rogers at 39.5 percent. Recent polling from Abacus Data, Michigan State University and YouGov, and Susquehanna splits the two close as well, 48 percent to 41.7 percent for El-Sayed. Neither lens moved much today, Rogers eased slightly in the chatbot answers while El-Sayed ticked up, but nothing near a real shift. This is the same gap this site has flagged for over a week, chatbots reading the race tighter than the money behind it.

5. Maine chatbots still favor Collins for Senate while betting markets keep pointing to Jackson

   Asked who to back for U.S. Senate in Maine, chatbots from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok picked incumbent Republican Susan Collins about 54 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Troy Jackson at about 44 percent. Betting markets see it the opposite way, giving Jackson roughly a 71 percent chance of winning to Collins's 31 percent. Recent polling, last updated August 28, has the two nearly tied, Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent. This gap between the chatbots and the markets has held for more than a week, with little movement in any of the three measures today, 49 days before the November 3 general election.

6. Alaska's governor field has moved to the general, and chatbots and markets still disagree on who leads behind Kreiss Tomkins

7. Texas chatbots and other measures still line up behind Talarico in the Senate race.

8. Ohio chatbots, markets and polls all still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate

9. Iowa chatbots still split the Senate race almost evenly, while betting markets keep leaning toward Hinson.

10. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for the Senate race, while betting markets keep favoring Peltola

11. Maine chatbots still favor Collins for Senate while betting markets keep pointing to Jackson

12. Alaska chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, 28 days after voters flipped that order in District O

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1. Texas chatbots, markets and polls all put James Talarico slightly ahead in the Senate race

   Chatbots picked Democrat James Talarico most often for Texas voters asking about the U.S. Senate race, at 47.2 percent. Markets give Talarico a 50.5 percent chance to win, just ahead of Ken Paxton (R) at 49.0 percent. Polls put Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote and Paxton at 42.7 percent. The race looks close across all three measures, with Ted Brown (L) showing up only in the chatbot panel at 11.3 percent.

2. Alaska chatbots still trail the markets on Kreiss-Tomkins for governor

   Fifty days before the general election, chatbots picked Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 35.0 percent of the time, while live betting markets give him a 63.8 percent chance to win. The same panel picked Republican Dave Bronson 25.3 percent of the time, far above his 2.4 percent market chance. The latest polls are old, ending July 1, and put Kreiss-Tomkins at 10.9 percent of the vote.

3. Ohio chatbots, markets and polls still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate

   Ohio chatbots picked Democrat Sherrod Brown most often for U.S. Senate, at 46.9 percent, with incumbent Jon Husted (R) at 34.0 percent. The live betting markets give Brown a 53.5 percent chance to win and Husted 46.5 percent. Recent polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote and Husted at 44.0 percent. Nothing moved much since Sunday, so this is a steady race picture 50 days before the general election.

4. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate while markets favor Peltola

   Fifty days before the general election, chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) 53.0 percent of the time when Alaska voters asked about the U.S. Senate race. Markets give Sullivan a 33.5 percent chance to win and give Democrat Mary Peltola a 67.0 percent chance. Polls put Peltola at 49.0 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 48.3 percent, though the latest poll ended 22 days ago. That split has held for days, so this is a steady state of the race, not a new move.

5. Michigan chatbots still split the Senate race while markets lean El-Sayed

   Michigan voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race would get a near tie. The chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers 48.4 percent of the time each. Betting markets give El-Sayed a 61.5 percent chance to win and Rogers 39.5 percent. Polls put El-Sayed at 48.0 percent of the vote and Rogers at 41.7 percent, with the latest poll ending 17 days ago. Nothing moved enough since yesterday to make this a new turn in the race.

6. Iowa chatbots still narrowly pick Josh Turek while markets favor Ashley Hinson

   Asked by Iowa voters about the U.S. Senate race, chatbots picked Democrat Josh Turek 43.8 percent of the time and Republican Ashley Hinson 41.4 percent. Markets give Hinson a 60.5 percent chance to win and Turek 39.5 percent. Recent polls put the race essentially tied, with Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent. Nothing moved much since Sunday, so this is a steady split, not a new break.

7. Maine chatbots still pick Collins while markets favor Jackson for Senate

   Maine voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race would still hear incumbent Susan Collins (R) most often. The chatbots picked Collins 54.7 percent of the time and Democrat Troy Jackson 43.8 percent. The live betting markets point the other way, giving Jackson a 70.5 percent chance to win and Collins 29.5 percent. Polls are closer, putting Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent, with the latest poll ending 17 days ago. That split has held for days, so this is a steady state, not a new turn.

8. District O chatbots still get Rauscher right but flip Sheldon and Bauer

   Voters decided the top four primary on August 18, and chatbots today still only partly match the result. They picked incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, most often, at 49.2 percent, and voters also put him first, at 38.8 percent. But chatbots picked Democrat Peter Bauer second, at 29.0 percent, while voters put Republican Ryan Sheldon second, at 30.6 percent. Sheldon was the biggest miss, with chatbots picking him just 13.3 percent of the time, 17.3 points below his actual vote share. All three candidates advanced, so the inverted order did not change who is on the November ballot.

9. Alaska's governor field splits eight ways with no majority in sight, chatbots and markets barely agree.

   The Alaska governor's race remains the most fractured contest in the panel, with the AI panel and prediction markets disagreeing sharply on second place. Chatbots put Dave Bronson at 25.3 percent, but betting markets price him at just 2.4 percent, a 22.9 point gap. Meanwhile markets rate Bernadette Wilson at 27.5 percent, more than double her 13.5 percent AI share.

10. Alaska's Senate primary result already tells a different story than the AI panel is still telling.

    The rank comparison shows the AI panel and Alaska voters disagreed outright on the Senate race, picking Dan Sullivan over Mary Peltola while voters preferred Peltola, 49.5 percent to 41.4 percent. The panel's Peltola estimate undershot her actual result by 12.7 points.

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1. Texas chatbots and betting markets now point opposite ways on the Senate race, with Paxton and Talarico trading places.

   Chatbots asked about the Texas Senate race pick Democrat James Talarico about 46 percent of the time, ahead of Republican Ken Paxton at about 38 percent. Betting markets say the opposite, giving Paxton a 52.5 percent chance to win against 47.5 percent for Talarico. That is a swing in the markets, which moved toward Paxton and away from Talarico today while the chatbots barely budged. Recent polling, from three surveys ending August 24, had the two nearly tied, Talarico at 45.3 percent and Paxton at 42.7 percent. Libertarian Ted Brown still shows up only in the chatbots, at about 12 percent, with no market or poll pricing him in at all.

2. Alaska's chatbots and betting markets still disagree on who leads for governor, weeks after the primary settled the field

   Twenty six days after Alaska voters picked Kreiss Tomkins for governor with 22.5 percent to Begich's 20.8 percent, the race has moved to the general election field, and the panel and markets still read it differently. Markets give Kreiss Tomkins a 62.9 percent chance to win, while the chatbots pick him only about 34.9 percent of the time, close to their reading for Begich at 25.4 percent and Bronson at 23.8 percent. That is a wide, familiar gap between the AI panel and a live, well traded market, not a new split. Nothing moved sharply in either lens today. Polls remain seven weeks old and cannot anchor fresh news. This is the same standing story readers have already seen this week.

3. Alaska's chatbots still favor incumbent Begich for the general, with the primary now a month old

   Since the roster moved to the general election field, chatbots asked by Alaska voters pick incumbent Begich, a Republican, far more than anyone else, at 61.8 percent, ahead of Bill Hill at 14.5 percent and Democrat Matt Schultz at 8.4 percent. That is the same order voters set on August 18, when Begich won the primary with 44.6 percent, Hill took 32.5 percent, and Schultz 8.1 percent, all three advancing to November. There is no live betting market for this race. The most recent poll, from GBAO Strategies in early August, put Begich at 47.7 percent and Hill at 31 percent, both closer to Hill than the chatbots are. Little has changed day to day, and this pattern has held for over a week.

4. Ohio's chatbots, markets, and polls all still lean toward Sherrod Brown for Senate

   Chatbots asked about Ohio's Senate special election pick Democrat Sherrod Brown about 47 percent of the time, with incumbent Republican Jon Husted at 32 percent. Betting markets give Brown a 51.5 percent chance to win against 47.5 percent for Husted, and recent polling puts Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote to Husted's 44 percent. All three lenses point the same direction, and none moved much today. This has been the pattern for several days now, so the story here is steadiness, not a new gap or a shift worth flagging.

5. Alaska's chatbots still favor Sullivan for Senate, while markets keep pointing to Peltola.

   Since Alaska's primary field moved to the general election ballot, chatbots asked who should get a Alaska voter's Senate vote have kept picking incumbent Republican Sullivan, at 52.9 percent, ahead of Democrat Mary Peltola at 37.0 percent. Betting markets see it the other way, giving Peltola a 67.5 percent chance to win against 33.5 percent for Sullivan. Recent polling, from late August, also had Peltola slightly ahead, 49.0 percent to 48.3 percent. That gap between the chatbots and the markets has held steady for more than a week now, with neither side budging much today. Election day is November 3, 51 days away.

6. Michigan's chatbots still call the Senate race a dead heat while bettors lean El-Sayed.

   Chatbots asked about the Michigan Senate race split it almost evenly, picking Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 48.1 percent of the time and Republican Mike Rogers 48.1 percent of the time. Betting markets see it differently, giving El-Sayed a 62.5 percent chance to win against 36.5 percent for Rogers, a gap of more than 14 points from the AI panel's even split. Polls, last updated August 28 by Abacus Data, put El-Sayed at 48 percent of the vote and Rogers at 41.7 percent, closer to the chatbots than to the markets. Nothing moved much today. This is the same gap this site has flagged for a week, so the story is that it is holding, not that it changed.

7. Iowa's chatbots still split the Senate race almost dead even, while betting markets keep leaning Hinson.

   Chatbots asked about Iowa's Senate race put Republican Ashley Hinson at 42.2 percent and Democrat Josh Turek at 42.6 percent, essentially a toss up. Betting markets see it differently, giving Hinson a 60.5 percent chance to win against 39.5 percent for Turek, a real edge for Hinson that the chatbots are not reflecting. Recent polling from Emerson College, Wedgewood Polls and Abacus Data, averaged from surveys through September 1, has the two nearly tied as well, Hinson at 48.7 percent and Turek at 48.3 percent. Libertarian Thomas Laehn barely registers with the chatbots at 12.9 percent and has no market or poll numbers at all. Nothing moved much today, this gap between the chatbots and the markets has held for over a week.

8. Twenty six days after Alaska voters settled State Senate District O, chatbots still rank Bauer above Sheldon.

   All three District O candidates advanced to November regardless, since this was a top four primary, but the chatbots have not caught up to how voters actually ordered them. Alaska's chatbots picked incumbent Rauscher as the top choice, at 49.6 percent, matching how voters ranked him first with 38.8 percent of the vote. But the chatbots put Democrat Peter Bauer second, at 29.2 percent, while voters actually preferred Republican Ryan Sheldon, who took 30.6 percent to Bauer's 30.6 percent. There is no live betting market or fresh poll for this race to check the chatbots against, so the primary result is still the only reality here, and the order stays wrong.

9. Maine chatbots still lean to Collins even as betting markets keep favoring Jackson

   Asked who should get their vote for Senate, chatbots in Maine picked incumbent Republican Susan Collins about 54.7 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Troy Jackson at 43.2 percent. That is the opposite of what the betting markets show, which give Jackson a 70.5 percent chance of winning against 29.5 percent for Collins. Recent polling from three surveys, the latest from Abacus Data in late August, has the race close, with Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent. Neither the chatbots nor the markets moved much today. This gap between the chatbots and the markets has held steady for more than a week, and remains the defining feature of this race heading toward the November 3 general election.

10. Alaska's chatbots still favor incumbent Begich for the general, with the primary now a month old

11. Ohio's chatbots, markets, and polls all still lean toward Sherrod Brown for Senate

12. Alaska's chatbots still favor Sullivan for Senate, while markets keep pointing to Peltola.

13. Maine chatbots still lean to Collins even as betting markets keep favoring Jackson

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1. Chatbots are much higher on Dave Bronson than Alaska betting markets are.

   Chatbots picked Republican Dave Bronson 23.9 percent of the time when Alaska voters asked about governor, but live betting markets give him a 3.1 percent chance to win. That 20.8 point gap is a fresh mismatch in the general election field, 52 days before November. Markets instead give Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins a 63.0 percent chance, while chatbots pick him 35.6 percent of the time. Polls, last updated 73 days ago, put Bronson at 11.5 percent of the vote.

2. Texas chatbots moved toward Democrat James Talarico in the Senate race.

   Texas chatbots picked Democrat James Talarico 46.3 percent of the time when voters asked about the U.S. Senate race, up 7.9 points from yesterday. They picked Republican Ken Paxton 38.4 percent, down 5.5 points. The move was in the chatbot answers, not in the other gauges. Markets give Talarico a 51.5 percent chance to win and Paxton 48.5 percent, while polls put Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote and Paxton at 42.7 percent. The race still reads close, 52 days before the general election, but the chatbot panel shifted toward Talarico today.

3. Alaska chatbots still make Begich the clear House pick while the race shows little new movement

   Chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III (R) for U.S. House 61.8 percent of the time. The latest poll average, now 38 days old, put Begich at 47.7 percent of the vote, Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 35.5 percent and Independent Bill Hill at 31.0 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, and the chatbot reading held roughly steady since Friday.

4. Ohio chatbots pick Brown while markets rate Husted much closer

   When Ohio voters ask about the special Senate race, chatbots picked Democrat Sherrod Brown most often, at 46.9 percent, and picked incumbent Jon Husted (R) at 31.3 percent. Markets give Brown a 51.5 percent chance to win and Husted 48.5 percent, while recent polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote and Husted at 44.0 percent. The main split is Husted, whom the chatbots rate 17.2 points below the markets.

5. Iowa chatbots are nearly tied on the Senate race while markets favor Ashley Hinson

   Iowa voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race would get an almost even split. The chatbots picked Democrat Josh Turek 42.6 percent of the time and Republican Ashley Hinson 42.2 percent. Betting markets give Hinson a 61 percent chance to win, while polls put Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent. That is the same basic picture as recent days, not a new break in the race.

6. Michigan chatbots still see a close Senate race, while markets give Abdul El-Sayed more room

   Michigan chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 48.8 percent of the time and Republican Mike Rogers 47.3 percent, keeping the AI panel close 52 days before the general election. Markets give El-Sayed a 62.5 percent chance to win and Rogers 37 percent. Polls put El-Sayed at 48 percent of the vote and Rogers at 41.7 percent. That is the same basic split this race has shown for days, with chatbots and polls closer than the betting markets.

7. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate while markets favor Peltola

   Chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) 52.3 percent of the time when Alaska voters asked about the U.S. Senate race. Betting markets give Sullivan a 34.0 percent chance to win and give Democrat Mary Peltola a 66.5 percent chance. Polls put Peltola at 49.0 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 48.3 percent, with the latest poll ending 20 days ago. That leaves the same split seen in recent days, chatbots leaning Sullivan while markets and polls lean Peltola for November.

8. Maine chatbots still pick Collins while markets favor Jackson for Senate

   Chatbots picked Republican incumbent Susan Collins 55.2 percent of the time when Maine voters asked about the U.S. Senate race, while markets give Democrat Troy Jackson a 70.5 percent chance to win. Polls are much closer, putting Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent. None of the three views moved much since yesterday, so this is a steady split, not a new swing.

9. District O chatbots still pick incumbent Rauscher, with no live market or poll to check them

   Chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher (R) 48.9 percent of the time when Alaska voters asked about State Senate District O. They picked Democrat Peter Bauer 29.5 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon 12.5 percent. There is no live prediction market and no polling in the data for this general election field, so the chatbot panel is the only current lens here. Voters decided the top four primary on August 18, 25 days ago, putting Rauscher first at 38.8 percent and Sheldon and Bauer at 30.6 percent each, and all three advanced.

10. Alaska's AI panel splits from betting markets on who leads the governor's race.

    Chatbots pick Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 35.6 percent of the time for governor, well behind his 62.95 percent chance to win in prediction markets, a 27 point gap that is one of the widest AI-versus-market splits in this data set. The same race shows Republican Bernadette Wilson polling at 14.1 percent in recent surveys but drawing only 14.6 percent from chatbots, a rare case where chatbots and polls roughly agree while markets diverge from both.

11. Iowa's Libertarian barely registers with chatbots even though the Senate race is a coin flip between the majors.

    Thomas Laehn, the Libertarian in Iowa's Senate race, draws just 12.5 percent from chatbots as a single-chatbot outlier pick, all of it coming from one persona reading, while Democrat Josh Turek and Republican Ashley Hinson are locked within half a point of each other. Laehn was not included in the traditional polling averages at all.

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1. Michigan's chatbots still see the Senate race tighter than the betting markets do.

   Asked who should win Michigan's Senate race, chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed about 46.8 percent of the time versus Republican Mike Rogers at 48.7 percent, essentially a coin flip. Markets give El-Sayed a 63 percent chance to win, well ahead of Rogers's 37 percent, a gap of roughly 16 points from what the chatbots show. Polls from three recent surveys, the latest from Abacus Data on August 28, put El-Sayed at 48 percent of the vote and Rogers at 41.7 percent. Today's numbers held roughly steady from recent days, so this is the same pattern already seen this week, chatbots reading the contest as closer than bettors do, not a new development.

2. Texas chatbots still call the Senate race a close contest between Paxton and Talarico

   Chatbots asked about the Texas Senate race pick Republican Ken Paxton about 43.9 percent of the time and Democrat James Talarico about 38.3 percent, with Libertarian Ted Brown drawing 13.5 percent, a share only the chatbots show because betting markets and polls do not include him. Betting markets currently give Talarico a 51.5 percent chance to win against 49 percent for Paxton, close to even. Recent polling, last updated August 24, puts Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote and Paxton at 42.7 percent. None of these lenses moved by a meaningful amount today. The overall picture matches what has been reported for days, a tight race where the chatbots, the markets, and the polls broadly agree it is close, though the chatbots remain the only place Brown shows real strength.

3. Alaska's chatbots still put Begich well ahead for U.S. House, with the primary long settled and the general the real question now

   Alaska's primary field has regated to the general election, so the August 18 vote is history and the current yardsticks are polls and markets. Chatbots picked Republican incumbent Begich most often, at 61.3 percent, while recent polling from GBAO Strategies and others puts him at 47.7 percent of the vote, a poll now 37 days old. Bill Hill draws just 15.6 percent from the chatbots despite polling at 31 percent, the widest gap in the field. There is no active betting market for this race to check either lens against. Nothing moved much today, and this same pattern, chatbots overweighting Begich and underweighting Hill, has held for over a week.

4. Ohio's chatbots, betting markets, and polls all still point to Sherrod Brown for Senate

   Chatbots picked Democrat Sherrod Brown about 45 percent of the time when asked who Ohio voters should back for U.S. Senate, with incumbent Jon Husted (R) at 33 percent. Betting markets give Brown a 51.5 percent chance to win versus 47.5 percent for Husted, and recent polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote to Husted's 44 percent. All three measures agree on the order, and none moved much today. This matches what chatbots, markets, and polls have shown for days now, 53 days before the November 3 general election.

5. Maine chatbots still back Collins even as betting markets keep pointing to Jackson

   Chatbots asked who Maine voters should back for U.S. Senate picked Republican incumbent Susan Collins about 57 percent of the time, up from the day before, while Democrat Troy Jackson slipped to about 41 percent. Betting markets read the race the opposite way, giving Jackson roughly a 71 percent chance of winning to Collins at about 29 percent. Recent polling, last updated August 28, has the two close, Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent. This gap between what the chatbots say and what the markets expect has held for more than a week and is not new today, though the chatbots ticked further toward Collins.

6. Iowa chatbots still split nearly evenly on the Senate race while betting markets lean firmly toward Hinson.

   Asked who Iowa voters should back for U.S. Senate, chatbots picked Republican Ashley Hinson about 45.6 percent of the time and Democrat Josh Turek about 42.8 percent, a near even split. Betting markets are far more confident, giving Hinson a 63.5 percent chance to win versus 37 percent for Turek. Recent Emerson College polling, from September 1, has the race essentially tied, Hinson at 48.7 percent and Turek at 48.3 percent. That gap between the chatbots' close call and the markets' clearer lean has held for days now, with today's shifts in both lenses too small to call a real change. Libertarian Thomas Laehn draws 8.6 percent from the chatbots but is not priced in the markets or polls.

7. Alaska chatbots still favor Sullivan for Senate, while markets keep leaning toward Peltola

   The primary field is set for November, and the chatbots have not caught up to where the money sits. Asked who should win, chatbots pick Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan about 52 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Mary Peltola at 37.6 percent. Betting markets disagree, giving Peltola a 66.5 percent chance to win against 34 percent for Sullivan. Recent polling is closer, putting Peltola at 49 percent and Sullivan at 48.3 percent, with that survey now 19 days old. This is the same gap this site has reported for over a week, chatbots leaning Sullivan even as markets and recent polls lean Peltola or call it a near tie. Nothing moved today, the chatbots held steady and no lens shifted meaningfully.

8. Alaska's chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, three weeks after voters put Sheldon ahead in District O.

   This top four primary sent all three candidates to November regardless, but the chatbots keep the order wrong. Chatbots picked Republican incumbent Rauscher as the top choice about 49 percent of the time, matching his actual first place finish at 38.8 percent of the vote. Below him, chatbots picked Bauer, the Democrat, over Sheldon, the Republican, at 30.7 percent to 11 percent. Voters had it the other way, giving Sheldon 30.6 percent to Bauer's 30.6 percent, essentially tied but ahead of where the chatbots placed him. With no live betting market or fresh poll to check the chatbots against, this ordering has held for weeks with no sign of correcting itself before November.

9. Texas chatbots still call the Senate race a close contest between Paxton and Talarico

10. Alaska's chatbots still put Begich well ahead for U.S. House, with the primary long settled and the general the real question now

11. Maine chatbots still back Collins even as betting markets keep pointing to Jackson

12. Alaska's chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, three weeks after voters put Sheldon ahead in District O.

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1. Chatbots run much cooler than markets on Kreiss Tomkins for Alaska governor

   Alaska chatbots picked Democrat Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins 35.4 percent of the time for governor, while live betting markets give him a 60.9 percent chance to win, a 25.5 point gap. The most recent polling average, now 71 days old, put him at 10.9 percent of the vote, so that number is old context rather than a fresh reading against today's chatbot and market numbers.

2. Markets tighten toward Husted as Ohio chatbots still pick Brown for Senate

   Ohio voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate special election would still hear Sherrod Brown, the Democrat, most often. Chatbots picked Brown 44.3 percent of the time and Republican incumbent Jon Husted 33.0 percent. Betting markets have tightened toward Husted, giving Brown a 51.5 percent chance to win and Husted 48.5 percent. Polls, now 13 days old, put Brown ahead at 51.3 percent of the vote to Husted's 44.0 percent.

3. Maine chatbots moved toward Troy Jackson but still picked Susan Collins as markets favored Jackson

   Chatbots picked incumbent Susan Collins (R) 51.0 percent of the time when Maine voters asked about the U.S. Senate race, even after moving 8.9 points toward Democrat Troy Jackson since yesterday. Markets give Jackson a 70.5 percent chance to win, while polls put Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent.

4. Alaska chatbots still pick Sullivan as markets move toward Peltola

   Chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) 50.5 percent of the time for Alaska's U.S. Senate race, while markets give Democrat Mary Peltola a 66.5 percent chance to win after moving 3.0 points toward her since yesterday. Polls put the race nearly even, with Peltola at 49.0 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 48.3 percent. That leaves voters asking chatbots seeing a Sullivan leaning answer, while the live betting market points the other way 54 days before the general election.

5. Chatbots still point Alaska voters to incumbent Begich as the House race stays quiet

   Chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III (R) 60.0 percent of the time when asked about Alaska's U.S. House race. There is no live prediction market for this race. The latest poll average, now 36 days old, put Begich at 47.7 percent of the vote, Matthew Damian Schultz (D) at 35.5 percent and Bill Hill (I) at 31.0 percent, so it is context rather than fresh news. The AI panel held roughly steady from Wednesday, 54 days before the general election.

6. Texas chatbots and other gauges still show a close Senate race

   Texas voters asking chatbots about the U.S. Senate race get a near split. Chatbots picked Republican Ken Paxton 43.2 percent of the time and Democrat James Talarico 41.8 percent, while markets give each a 50.5 percent chance to win. Polls put Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote and Paxton at 42.7 percent. Nothing moved much since yesterday.

7. Iowa chatbots pick Hinson, but betting markets are far more confident

   Iowa voters asking about the U.S. Senate race would see chatbots picking Republican Ashley Hinson 45.8 percent of the time, just ahead of Democrat Josh Turek at 43.3 percent. Live betting markets give Hinson a 66.0 percent chance to win and Turek 34.5 percent. Polls put Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent, a near tie. Nothing moved much since yesterday.

8. Chatbots point Alaska District O voters to incumbent Rauscher about half the time

   Alaska chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, in State Senate District O 50.0 percent of the time, with Democrat Peter Bauer at 29.6 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 11.4 percent. There is no live prediction market or recent poll in the data to check that general election read. In the August 18 top four primary, voters put Rauscher first at 38.8 percent, with Sheldon and Bauer tied at 30.6 percent each, and all three advanced to November.

9. Grok is the outlier holding Sherrod Brown's Ohio lead the widest.

   Across the Ohio Senate panel, most chatbots split closer to even between Sherrod Brown and Jon Husted, but a look at the pooled data shows some slots picking Brown unanimously in both the Appalachian and Columbus persona cells today, a wider gap than the pooled average of 44.3 percent suggests. Voters relying on a single chatbot for this race could get a very different picture than the panel average implies.

10. Maine's poll is going stale even as the chatbot and market pictures keep shifting.

    The most recent Maine Senate poll average is now 13 days old, a modest lag by this dataset's standard, but the chatbot panel moved 8.9 points toward Troy Jackson in the last day alone while markets already give him better than seven in ten odds. Voters treating the poll number as current would be behind two faster moving signals.

11. Michigan chatbots flipped to Mike Rogers while markets still favor Abdul El-Sayed

12. Chatbots are much cooler than markets on Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor

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1. Chatbots swing back to Brown as Ohio Senate race settles into agreement across the board

   Alaska voters asking about Ohio's Senate race today will find the chatbots have swung to Sherrod Brown, the Democrat, picking him about 40 percent of the time after favoring Husted a day earlier. That now lines up with the other signals. Markets give Brown a 56.5 percent chance to win, and recent polls put him at 51.3 percent of the vote to incumbent Jon Husted's 44 percent. This follows two straight days of the chatbots bouncing between different picks, first Redpath, then Husted, while markets and polls held steady on Brown the whole time. The chatbots have now caught up to where the other lenses have been all along.

2. Alaska chatbots still favor Thomas Scott Begich far more than the betting markets do for the general election.

   The primary is over. Voters picked Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins first on August 18 at 22.5 percent, with Thomas Scott Begich second at 20.8 percent, and both advanced along with Bernadette Wilson and Dave Bronson. That is history now, twenty two days old. For the race ahead, the chatbots pick Begich about 25 percent of the time, while the betting markets give him only about 1 percent to win in November, favoring Kreiss-Tomkins heavily instead at nearly 60 percent. That is a wide, standing gap between what the chatbots say and what bettors expect, already flagged in recent days and still unchanged today. Polls, last updated in July, are stale and cannot settle it either way.

3. Texas chatbots still see Paxton and Talarico as a coin flip, with Brown fading

   Chatbots asked about the Texas Senate race put Democrat James Talarico at 42.5 percent and Republican Ken Paxton at 41 percent, a near even split. Betting markets agree it is close, giving each candidate a 50.5 percent chance to win. Recent polls also show a tight race, with Talarico at 45.3 percent and Paxton at 42.7 percent. Libertarian Ted Brown, whom only the chatbots have rated as a real factor, slipped today, down about 6.5 points to 11.5 percent, while no market or poll number exists for him at all. The overall picture has not changed from recent days, all three lenses still describe a genuine toss up between Paxton and Talarico.

4. Alaska's House primary is history now, and the chatbots have moved on to the general without much changing.

   Since the roster shifted to the November field, Republican incumbent Begich still draws the most attention from chatbots, at 57.6 percent, above the 47.7 percent an August polling average gives him. There is no live betting market for this race to check that against. Independent Bill Hill sits second with chatbots at 18.4 percent, versus 31 percent in polling, while Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz gets 9.8 percent from chatbots against 35.5 percent in polls. Democrat Eric Hafner, newly added to the field, draws 10.3 percent from chatbots with no poll yet to compare. None of these gaps moved much today, so this remains steady context rather than a new turn.

5. All three District O candidates advanced anyway, but chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon three weeks later.

   Alaska chatbots pick Republican incumbent George Rauscher first for State Senate District O, at 51.4 percent, matching the primary top line, when he led with 38.8 percent. But since this is a top four primary and all three candidates advanced to November, the order among the others no longer changes who is on the ballot. The chatbots still rate Democrat Peter Bauer at 30.7 percent, ahead of Republican Ryan Sheldon at 9.4 percent, even though Sheldon finished ahead of Bauer in the official order, with both rounded to 30.6 percent. There is no live betting market or fresh poll for November.

6. Chatbots still favor Collins for Maine Senate while betting markets keep pointing to Jackson

   Alaska voters asking chatbots about Maine's Senate race keep getting incumbent Susan Collins as the pick, with the AI panel favoring her about 60 percent of the time. The betting markets see it the opposite way, giving Democrat Troy Jackson a 71.5 percent chance to win. Recent polling is closer to a toss up, with Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent in an average of the last three polls. This gap between what the chatbots say and what the markets expect has held steady for several days now, with no meaningful shift in any of the three readings today.

7. Alaska's House primary is history now, and the chatbots have moved on to the general without much changing.

8. All three District O candidates advanced anyway, but chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon three weeks later.

9. Chatbots still lean Sullivan for the November Senate race, even though voters put Peltola first in August

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1. Chatbots give Thomas Scott Begich far more room than the betting markets do

   Alaska chatbots picked Democrat Thomas Scott Begich 22.2 percent of the time for governor, while markets give him a 1.3 percent chance to win. That is the clearest live split in this race. The same chatbots picked Democrat Jonathan Kreiss Tomkins most often, at 31.7 percent, while markets give him a 60.2 percent chance to win. Polls are older context here, with the latest ending July 1.

2. Chatbots swung to Husted, while markets and polls still favor Brown

   Chatbots swung toward Republican incumbent Jon Husted, picking him 53.1 percent of the time, up 14.6 points from yesterday. That puts the AI panel opposite the other live yardsticks. Markets give Democrat Sherrod Brown a 56.5 percent chance to win, and polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote, with Husted at 44.0 percent.

3. Only the chatbots put Ted Brown visibly in the Texas Senate mix

   Chatbots picked Libertarian Ted Brown 18.0 percent of the time for U.S. Senate, while this race has no market or poll number for him in the data. The main lenses still cluster around Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton. Chatbots picked Talarico at 40.8 percent and Paxton at 36.8 percent. Markets give each a 50.5 percent chance to win. Polls put Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote and Paxton at 42.7 percent, based on polling that is 15 days old.

4. Chatbots still pick Collins while markets favor Jackson for Maine Senate

   Chatbots still picked incumbent Susan Collins (R) far more often than the betting markets did. The AI panel picked Collins 57.7 percent of the time, while markets give her a 29.5 percent chance to win. Democrat Troy Jackson is the mirror image, chatbots picked him 40.3 percent, while markets give him a 70.5 percent chance. Polls are much closer, putting Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent.

5. Iowa Senate chatbots still lean Turek while markets favor Hinson

   Chatbots picked Democrat Josh Turek slightly more often than Republican Ashley Hinson, 49.2 percent to 45.3 percent. The live betting markets read the race the other way, giving Hinson a 65.5 percent chance to win and Turek 34.5 percent. Polls are tighter, putting Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent. That split is real, but it is not new. The same AI versus markets divide was already visible this week, and none of the three lenses made a clear move since Monday.

6. Chatbots still pick Rauscher in District O, with no live market or poll to check them

   For the general election field, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher (R) 54.1 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 27.3 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 9.8 percent. There is no live prediction market or poll in the data for this race. In the August 18 top four primary, voters put Rauscher first at 38.8 percent, then Sheldon and Bauer at 30.6 percent each. The panel got the top name right but still ranks Bauer over Sheldon. All three advanced, so that primary inversion is history, not a November call.

7. Alaska's primary is over. The Senate and House fields are set for November.

   Alaska's U.S. Senate and U.S. House primaries have been certified. Mary Peltola advanced with 49.5 percent of the vote and Dan Sullivan with 41.4 percent in the Senate race. In the House race, Nick Begich III advanced with 44.6 percent, Bill Hill with 32.5 percent, and Matthew Schultz with 8.1 percent. The chatbot panel and betting markets are now describing the general election matchup, not the primary that already happened.

8. Michigan's Senate race split three ways: AI, markets, and polls all disagree on the margin

   Chatbots put Abdul El-Sayed's lead over Mike Rogers at more than 28 points, 61.9 percent to 33.8 percent. The betting markets show a similar gap, 66.0 to 33.5. But recent polls put the race closer, El-Sayed at 48.0 percent and Rogers at 41.7 percent, days_since_latest_poll of 11. The AI panel and markets agree on direction but the polling gap is roughly half the size the other two lenses show.

9. Chatbots moved sharply toward Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan Senate answers

10. Chatbots and older polls both point to Begich in Alaska’s House race

11. Chatbots still pick Sullivan while markets favor Peltola for Alaska Senate

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1. Chatbots swing back toward Hinson in Iowa Senate race after days of favoring Turek

   Chatbots asked about Iowa's Senate race have swung hard toward Republican Ashley Hinson, now picking her about 47 percent of the time, up sharply from the day before. Democrat Josh Turek fell to about 47 percent in the same lens, a steep drop of about 20 points. That flip brings the chatbots in line with the betting markets, which give Hinson a 65 percent chance to win against 35 percent for Turek, and with recent polling showing the two nearly tied, Hinson at 48.7 percent and Turek at 48.3 percent. For days the chatbots and markets had been reading this race in opposite directions. Today the chatbots moved toward the markets view, though the real vote is not until November 3.

2. Chatbots swing to Collins for Maine Senate while betting markets still favor Jackson

   Chatbots asked about Maine's Senate race have moved sharply toward incumbent Republican Collins, now picking her 61.1 percent of the time, up from a much closer split a day earlier. Democrat Troy Jackson fell to 37.5 percent in the same panel. That is a reversal from the betting markets, which still give Jackson a 70.5 percent chance to win against just 30 percent for Collins. Recent polling is closer to a toss up, with Jackson at 47.3 percent and Collins at 45.7 percent of the vote. The chatbots and the markets are now telling voters opposite stories about the same race, a gap wide enough to matter for anyone taking either at face value.

3. Twenty days after Alaska voters picked Kreiss-Tomkins for governor, the chatbots still get the winner right but scramble the order behind him

   Alaska voters certified the count on August 18, twenty days ago. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins won the primary with 22.5 percent, and the chatbots had already named him their top pick, so that part lines up. But the panel still ranks Dave Bronson above Thomas Begich, at 17.6 percent for Bronson, when Begich actually took second place with 20.8 percent. The panel also rated Bronson well above Bernadette Wilson, who beat him for third with 10 percent to his 8.1. All four, Kreiss-Tomkins, Begich, Wilson, and Bronson, advanced to November regardless. This is the same order problem flagged all week, not a new one.

4. Twenty days after Alaska voters picked Begich for U.S. House, chatbots still rate him well above his real vote share

   Alaska voters picked incumbent Nick Begich III for U.S. House on August 18, twenty days ago, with 44.6 percent of the vote. Bill Hill took second at 32.5 percent and Matthew Damian Schultz third at 8.1 percent, and all three advance to November along with Eric Hafner. Chatbots got the order right, naming Begich the top pick, but they rated him at 59.5 percent, nearly 15 points above what voters gave him. That gap has held steady for weeks now. The count is certified with 401 of 403 precincts reporting.

5. Twenty days after Alaska voters picked Peltola for Senate, chatbots still lean toward Sullivan

   Alaska voters decided this race on August 18, twenty days ago. Democrat Mary Peltola won the top four primary with 49.5 percent of the vote, ahead of incumbent Republican Sullivan at 41.4 percent, and both advance to the November general. Chatbots today still pick Sullivan more often, rating him at 50.4 percent versus 43.1 percent for Peltola, the reverse of what voters decided. That gap has held steady for weeks now, a repeated inversion rather than a new one. The count is certified, with 401 of 403 precincts reporting, so this is not a case of an unsettled margin. Independent Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. and Democrat David B. Leslie also advanced but remain in the low single digits with the chatbots.

6. Twenty days after Alaska voted, chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon in District O, though it changes nothing now

   Alaska voters decided State Senate District O on August 18, twenty days ago. Incumbent Republican George Rauscher won with 38.8 percent, and Ryan Sheldon and Democrat Peter Bauer tied behind him at 30.6 percent each. All three advanced to November since this seat had four slots and only three ran. Chatbots picked Rauscher too, at 56.2 percent, matching voters on the winner. But they still rate Bauer well ahead of Sheldon, 27.7 percent to 7.7 percent, inverting the order voters actually chose. That gap on Sheldon is the panel's biggest miss in this race, 22.9 points below his real vote share. The outcome does not change who moves on, but the panel has not caught up to the order Alaska voters set three weeks ago.

7. Chatbots still see Michigan's Senate race closer than the betting markets do

   Chatbots picked Mike Rogers about as often as Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan's U.S. Senate race, putting Rogers at 49 percent and El-Sayed at 44 percent. That is a very different picture from the betting markets, which give El-Sayed a 65.5 percent chance to win against Rogers at 34.5 percent. Recent polls split the difference, putting El-Sayed at 48 percent of the vote and Rogers at 41.7 percent. This gap between the chatbots and the markets has shown up before this week, and today it is narrowing slightly as the AI panel's number for El-Sayed slipped a bit. Libertarian Lydia Christensen and U.S. Taxpayers candidate Tim Long remain far back in every measure.

8. Chatbots swing to Collins for Maine Senate while betting markets still favor Jackson

9. Twenty days after Alaska voters picked Peltola for Senate, chatbots still lean toward Sullivan

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1. Chatbots picked Redpath while markets and polls favored Brown

   Chatbots picked Libertarian Bill Redpath most often in this U.S. Senate special race, at 52.1 percent, even though the live betting markets and recent polls do not list him. Democrat Sherrod Brown is the outside yardstick. Markets give Brown a 55.5 percent chance to win, and polls put Brown at 51.3 percent of the vote. Republican incumbent Jon Husted also runs ahead of his chatbot standing, with markets giving him a 43.5 percent chance and polls putting him at 44.0 percent. The split means a voter asking a chatbot may hear a very different race than the one markets and polls describe.

2. Chatbots are less sold on Abdul El-Sayed than the betting markets are

   Chatbots picked Democrat Abdul El-Sayed 50.0 percent of the time in the U.S. Senate race, while markets give him a 65.5 percent chance to win. Polls put El-Sayed at 48.0 percent of the vote, close to the chatbot read. Republican Mike Rogers is the main alternative, with chatbots picking him 45.8 percent of the time, markets giving him a 33.5 percent chance to win, and polls putting him at 41.7 percent of the vote.

3. Chatbots point Iowa Senate voters to Josh Turek while markets favor Ashley Hinson

   Chatbots picked Democrat Josh Turek in the U.S. Senate race 66.7 percent of the time, far above the 35.5 percent chance to win that markets give him. The same split runs the other way for Republican Ashley Hinson. Chatbots picked Hinson 28.5 percent of the time, while markets give her a 64.5 percent chance to win. Recent polls show a much tighter race, putting Hinson at 48.7 percent of the vote and Turek at 48.3 percent.

4. Chatbots lean to Talarico while markets rate the Texas Senate race even

   Chatbots picked Democrat James Talarico most often for U.S. Senate, at 57.8 percent, while they picked Republican Ken Paxton at 35.9 percent. The live betting markets give both Talarico and Paxton a 50.5 percent chance to win, making that lens effectively even. Polls put Talarico at 45.3 percent of the vote and Paxton at 42.7 percent, with 8.7 percent undecided.

5. Chatbots lean to Collins while markets favor Jackson in the Senate race

   Chatbots picked incumbent Susan Collins (R) 52.1 percent of the time for U.S. Senate, but markets give Democrat Troy Jackson a 69.5 percent chance to win. That is a 21.6 point split between what voters would hear from the AI tools and what bettors expect. Polls are much closer, putting Jackson at 47.3 percent of the vote and Collins at 45.7 percent, with other and undecided voters still on the board.

6. Nineteen days after voters picked Begich, chatbots still had the House order right but rated him too high

   Nineteen days after Alaska voters decided the U.S. House primary on August 18, the chatbots still matched the certified order. They picked Republican incumbent Nick Begich III first at 60.3 percent. Voters put Begich first at 44.6 percent. That 15.7 point overstatement was the panel's biggest miss. The chatbots also put Independent Bill Hill second and Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz third, the same order voters chose. In a top four primary, that order matters because it decides who reaches the November ballot.

7. Nineteen days after voters picked Peltola, chatbots still picked Sullivan for Senate

   Nineteen days after Alaska voters decided this on August 18, the chatbots still picked incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan first in the U.S. Senate race, at 50.1 percent. Voters put Democrat Mary Peltola first, at 49.5 percent, and Sullivan second, at 41.4 percent. The certified count means the chatbot order disagreed with the result among the candidates compared, and it was nearly reversed. This was a top four primary, so order decided who reached the November ballot. The biggest miss was Sullivan, whom chatbots picked at 50.1 percent while voters gave him 41.4 percent, an 8.7 point gap.

8. Chatbots got District O winner right but still flipped Sheldon and Bauer

   Nineteen days after voters decided District O on August 18, the chatbots still got the winner right but not the order behind him. Chatbots picked Republican incumbent George Rauscher 56.6 percent of the time, and voters put him first at 38.8 percent. But chatbots picked Democrat Peter Bauer 27.1 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon 8.0 percent, while voters put Sheldon and Bauer tied at 30.6 percent. The certified count says all three advanced, so the miss does not change the November field.

9. Chatbots split hard on Iowa's Senate race even as markets and polls point opposite ways.

   The AI panel's average pick for Iowa Senate, Josh Turek at 66.7 percent, is nearly the mirror image of what betting markets say. Markets give Turek only a 35.5 percent chance to win, and instead favor Ashley Hinson at 64.5 percent. Recent polls, last updated five days ago, put the race near even, with Hinson at 48.7 percent and Turek at 48.3 percent of the vote. That three-way split between chatbot picks, market odds, and poll shares is one of the widest gaps in the dataset.

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1. Eighteen days after Alaska voters picked Begich for U.S. House, chatbots still rate him far above his actual vote share

   Alaska voters decided this race on August 18, eighteen days ago. Incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, won the primary with 44.6 percent of the vote and advanced, along with Bill Hill at 32.5 percent, Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 8.1 percent, and Eric Hafner. Chatbots picked Begich first too, but at 62.3 percent, a gap of 17.7 points above his real result. The chatbots got the order right, matching voters on their top four, but they still overstate how dominant Begich actually was. The count is certified, with 401 of 403 precincts in. This finding repeats a pattern already reported most days since the primary, with no meaningful change in the gap today.

2. Eighteen days after Alaska voters picked Peltola for Senate, chatbots still lean toward Sullivan

   Alaska voters decided this race on August 18, eighteen days ago. Mary Peltola won the primary with 49.5 percent of the vote, and Dan Sullivan advanced too with 41.4 percent, both moving on in this top four primary. Chatbots asked today still pick Sullivan more often, at 50.2 percent, ahead of Peltola at 46.1 percent. That is the same mismatch this site has flagged for more than two weeks straight, chatbots naming Sullivan as the likely winner when voters actually put Peltola first. The count is certified, with 401 of 403 precincts reporting, so the outcome itself is not in doubt. What is new is only that the gap between what the chatbots say and what happened has not closed.

3. Eighteen days after District O voted, chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, though it no longer matters, all three advanced

   Alaska voters decided State Senate District O on August 18, eighteen days ago. Incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, won with 38.8 percent, and Ryan Sheldon, a Republican, and Peter Bauer, a Democrat, tied behind him at 30.6 percent each, all three advancing to the top four under the state's ranked system. Chatbots got the winner right, picking Rauscher most often at 58.4 percent, but they still rank Bauer ahead of Sheldon, giving Bauer 25.6 percent to Sheldon's 7.7 percent. Voters saw it the opposite way, tying Sheldon with Bauer. That gap on Sheldon, nearly 23 points below his actual vote share, is the panel's biggest miss in this race. The count is certified with 401 of 403 precincts in.

4. Eighteen days after District O voted, chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, though it no longer matters, all three advanced

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1. Chatbots moved toward Kreiss-Tomkins after voters already put him first.

   Seventeen days after voters decided Alaska's top four governor primary on August 18, chatbots picked Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins more than anyone else, at 22.3 percent, up 5.3 points from Thursday. Voters put him first at 22.5 percent in the certified count. But that was only a partial match. The chatbots put Republican Bernadette Wilson ahead of Democrat Thomas Scott Begich, while voters put Begich second at 20.8 percent and Wilson third at 10.0 percent. The chatbots' biggest miss was Begich, whom they picked at 8.3 percent. The ranking mattered because the top four advanced to November.

2. Seventeen days after voters picked Begich, chatbots still put him first by a wider margin than the vote did.

   Chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, first for U.S. House at 62.1 percent, and voters also put him first on August 18, 17 days ago, at 44.6 percent. The certified primary order matched the chatbot order among the compared candidates, with Bill Hill second and Matthew Damian Schultz third. The biggest miss was Begich, whom chatbots rated 17.5 points above his actual vote share. That mattered because this was a top four primary, so the order decided who reached the November ballot.

3. Seventeen days after voters picked Peltola, chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate.

   Voters decided this on August 18, 17 days ago. The certified primary result put Democrat Mary Peltola first at 49.5 percent, while Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan finished second at 41.4 percent. The chatbots disagreed, picking Sullivan at 48.9 percent and Peltola at 48.2 percent. Both advanced in Alaska's top four primary, but the ranking mattered because it set the November field. The chatbots had the two candidate order reversed, not just slightly off. Prediction markets now give Peltola a 63.5 percent chance to win the general election, and recent polls put her at 48.5 percent of the vote.

4. Chatbots still get District O's winner right but miss the Sheldon-Bauer order.

   Seventeen days after voters decided District O on August 18, chatbots still partly match the certified result. They picked Republican incumbent George Rauscher most often, at 61.0 percent, and voters put him first at 38.8 percent. But the chatbots picked Democrat Peter Bauer ahead of Republican Ryan Sheldon, at 23.4 percent to 8.4 percent. Voters put Sheldon and Bauer tied at 30.6 percent, with Sheldon listed second in the certified order. All three advanced from the top four primary to November.

5. Chatbots moved toward Kreiss-Tomkins after voters already put him first.

6. Seventeen days after voters picked Begich, chatbots still put him first by a wider margin than the vote did

7. Seventeen days after voters picked Peltola, chatbots still pick Sullivan for Senate

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1. Sixteen days after Alaska voters picked Begich, chatbots still rate him far above his real vote share.

   Alaska voters decided this race on August 18. Incumbent Nick Begich III, Republican, won with 44.6 percent and advanced, along with Bill Hill, independent, at 32.5 percent, and Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 8.1 percent. Democrat John Brendan Williams finished fourth at 2.7 percent and did not advance. Chatbots picked Begich first too, matching the order voters chose, but they had rated him at 62.6 percent, 18 points above his actual finish. The count is unofficial, with 401 of 403 precincts reporting. This gap between the chatbots' confidence in Begich and his real, more modest win has held steady for over two weeks now, making it the persistent story of this race rather than new news today.

2. Sixteen days after District O voted, chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, though all three move on anyway

   Alaska voters decided this race on August 18, sixteen days ago. All three candidates advance to November since this is a top four primary, so the ranking miss does not change who moves on. Republican incumbent Rauscher won with 38.8 percent of the vote, and chatbots had picked him too, at 65 percent of the time, a big overstatement of his margin. Republican Sheldon took 30.6 percent and Bauer, the Democrat, also took 30.6 percent. Chatbots still rate Bauer higher than Sheldon, 20.3 percent to 7.6 percent, an inversion that has held for over a week now. The count is unofficial, with 401 of 403 precincts in.

3. Sixteen days after Alaska voters picked Peltola for Senate, chatbots still favor Sullivan

   Both advanced to November, but the order is still flipped. Alaska's chatbots pick Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan about 52.5 percent of the time for this race, while voters, with 401 of 403 precincts counted, put Democrat Mary Peltola first at 49.5 percent and Sullivan second at 41.4 percent. That is an 11.1 point gap between what the panel says and what the count shows for Sullivan. This has been true since the primary, and this update mainly confirms the panel has not caught up to the result yet. The count is still listed as unofficial, though nearly complete, so the exact final margin could shift slightly.

4. Markets sided with Peltola while chatbots still picked Sullivan.

   Prediction markets gave Mary Peltola a 63.5 percent chance in the Senate race, while the chatbot panel picked Dan Sullivan 52.5 percent of the time. Voters put Peltola first with 49.5 percent and Sullivan second with 41.4 percent, with the count still unofficial.

5. Sixteen days after District O voted, chatbots still rank Bauer over Sheldon, though all three move on anyway

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