Daily AI election findings
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Aug 13, 2026
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Five days before the primary, chatbots still point Alaska House voters to incumbent Begich.
Chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, most often in Alaska's U.S. House race, choosing him 64.7 percent of the time, while the latest poll average, now 28 days old, put Begich at 50.7 percent of the vote. There is no live prediction market for this race, so voters do not have a betting market check on the chatbot read. The chatbot panel held roughly steady from yesterday, with no meaningful new move in the race.
Alaska Senate chatbots, markets and older polls still show a near-even Sullivan-Peltola race five days before the primary.
Chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) 49.0 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 48.4 percent, while markets give Peltola a 51.0 percent chance to win and Sullivan a 48.5 percent chance. The latest polling average, based on surveys whose newest poll ended 45 days ago, puts Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent. None of the three views has made a clear new move since yesterday, so the useful takeaway for Alaska voters is steadiness: the major chatbots, betting markets and polls all describe a very close U.S. Senate race.
Chatbots still put incumbent George Rauscher first in State Senate District O, with no market or poll check five days before the primary
Five days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher (R) most often in State Senate District O, at 45.2 percent. They picked Democrat Peter Bauer 28.9 percent of the time and Republican Ryan Sheldon 15.6 percent. There is no live prediction market and no polling in the data for this race, so voters should treat this as a read on what the chatbots are saying, not a market forecast or a voter survey.
In the Alaska governor's race, markets and chatbots can't agree who's even in second place.
Prediction markets put Tom Begich far ahead in Alaska's governor primary at 54.5 percent, with Bernadette Wilson a distant second at 26.5 percent. But the AI chatbot panel picks Bill Walker most often, at 20.9 percent, with Tom Begich well behind at 13.9 percent. The three-way split between what markets, chatbots and the small polling sample say about the frontrunner is the more voter-relevant story than any single candidate's move.
Markets pulled back from Bernadette Wilson, but still rate her far above Alaska’s governor chatbots.
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Aug 12, 2026
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Chatbots still send Alaska House voters to incumbent Begich, six days before the primary.
Chatbots asked about Alaska U.S. House race still point most often to incumbent Republican Nick Begich III. The AI panel picks him about 66 percent of the time, ahead of his 51 percent share in recent polling, a gap that has held for more than a week. There is no live betting market for this race. Democrat John Brendan Williams draws just 10 percent from the chatbots and 0 percent in the last three polls. Nothing moved meaningfully in the AI panel or the polls today, and with six days until Alaska top four primary, the picture remains steady.
Alaska's Senate race is still a toss-up everywhere you look, six days before the primary.
Chatbots asked about Alaska U.S. Senate race split almost evenly, picking incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan about 51.4 percent of the time to Democrat Mary Peltola at 45.5 percent. Betting markets are close too, giving Sullivan a 48.5 percent chance to win against Peltola at 50.5 percent. Recent polling, an average of three surveys including NYT Siena from late June, puts Sullivan at 45.1 percent of the vote and Peltola at 47.5 percent. None of the three lenses moved enough today to call it a shift.
Chatbots still lean toward incumbent Rauscher in Alaska's State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
Six days before Alaska top four primary, chatbots asked about State Senate District O keep pointing voters to incumbent Republican George Rauscher, picked about 44 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 29 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 16 percent. There is no live betting market for this race and no poll to compare against. Today numbers barely moved from yesterday, a small dip for Rauscher and a small gain for Bauer, not enough to call a real shift. The picture has held steady for more than a week.
Alaska's chatbots still send governor voters to Bill Walker, while the betting markets have moved hard behind Thomas Scott Begich.
Chatbots still send Alaska House voters to incumbent Begich, six days before the primary.
Alaska's Senate race is still a toss-up everywhere you look, six days before the primary.
Chatbots still lean toward incumbent Rauscher in Alaska's State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
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Aug 11, 2026
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Markets moved toward Thomas Scott Begich for Alaska governor, while chatbots still put him well behind their top pick.
Seven days before Alaska's top-4 primary, live betting markets give Democrat Thomas Scott Begich a 34.5 percent chance to win after moving 5.5 points toward him since yesterday, while chatbots picked him 12.9 percent of the time and held roughly steady. The AI panel still picked Independent Bill Walker most often, at 19.7 percent, even though markets give Walker only a 4.3 percent chance. The latest poll average, now 41 days old, put Begich at 18.8 percent of the vote, so it is context rather than today's driver.
Alaska Senate chatbots, markets and polls still show a close Sullivan-Peltola race.
One week before Alaska's top-4 U.S. Senate primary, the consumer chatbots held roughly steady: chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) 52.8 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 44.0 percent. The live betting markets give Peltola a 53.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan a 48.5 percent chance, while the latest polling average puts Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent. The lenses point in slightly different directions, but not by enough to make a new break in the race today.
Chatbots still point State Senate District O voters first to incumbent George Rauscher, with no market or poll check one week before the primary.
Seven days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher (R) most often in State Senate District O, at 47.2 percent. They picked Democrat Peter Bauer 26.2 percent of the time and Republican Ryan Sheldon 15.6 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race and no polling in the data, so this is a chatbot-only read, not a finding checked against betting odds or a voter survey. Today's AI movement in this race did not clear the noise band.
Governor's race markets and chatbots are not looking at the same frontrunner at all.
In the Alaska governor's race, prediction markets put Thomas Scott Begich in the lead to win at 34.5 percent, but the AI chatbot panel picks Independent Bill Walker most often at 19.7 percent, well ahead of Begich's 12.9 percent chatbot share. Markets give Walker only a 4.3 percent chance. The two lenses are pointing at different candidates entirely.
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Aug 10, 2026
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Alaska's chatbots still send governor voters to Bill Walker, far more than bettors do.
Eight days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots asked about the governor's race pick Independent Bill Walker most often, naming him about 22 percent of the time. Betting markets barely register him, giving him just a 4.5 percent chance to win, and instead price Bernadette Wilson highest at 33.5 percent and Thomas Scott Begich next at 29 percent. Recent polling, from Alaska Survey Research in early July, has Begich leading with 18.8 percent of the vote and Walker at 8.7 percent, though a quarter of voters are still undecided. This gap between the AI panel and the money has been the story of this race for over a week and has not closed today. Nothing moved enough to call it new, so the same disagreement stands.
Alaska's chatbots still send House voters to incumbent Begich, and they still trust him more than his own poll numbers do.
Asked who should win Alaska's U.S. House race, chatbots pick incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, about 61 percent of the time, well above the 50.7 percent of the vote polls give him. The bigger gap is on the other side. Chatbots put Democrat Schultz at just 11.6 percent, while recent polling has him at 38.7 percent, a difference of more than 27 points that has shown up in this space for over a week. There is still no live betting market for this race to check either lens against. Nothing moved enough today to call it news. Alaska's top-4 primary is 8 days away, and the standing pattern, chatbots favoring Begich even more than voters surveyed do, held steady.
Alaska's Senate race is still a coin flip everywhere you look, chatbots, markets and polls all cluster near the middle.
Eight days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots asked who should win the Senate race pick incumbent Sullivan, a Republican, about 51 percent of the time versus 45.9 percent for Democrat Mary Peltola, a slight lean that has held for over a week. Betting markets give Peltola a 53.5 percent chance to win against Sullivan's 48.5 percent, and recent polling, last updated by NYT, Siena six weeks ago, puts Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote to Sullivan's 45.1 percent. None of the three lenses moved enough today to call it news. The gap between chatbots and markets is the same story reported repeatedly this week, with neither side breaking free.
Chatbots still favor incumbent Rauscher in Alaska's State Senate District O race, with no market or poll to check that read.
Eight days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots asked about State Senate District O keep pointing first to incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, picking him about 48 percent of the time, versus 26 percent for Democrat Peter Bauer and 15 percent for Republican Ryan Sheldon. There is no live prediction market for this race and no poll to weigh against that read, so voters have only the chatbots' own account to go on. Bauer ticked up slightly today while Rauscher and Sheldon eased down, but the moves are small enough that the overall picture has not changed. The same standing lean toward Rauscher this site has flagged for over a week remains.
Alaska's chatbots still send governor voters to Bill Walker, far more than bettors do.
Alaska's chatbots still send House voters to incumbent Begich, and they still trust him more than his own poll numbers do.
Alaska's Senate race is still a coin flip everywhere you look, chatbots, markets and polls all cluster near the middle.
Chatbots still favor incumbent Rauscher in Alaska's State Senate District O race, with no market or poll to check that read.
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Aug 9, 2026
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Alaska governor chatbots still pick Walker most, while markets favor Wilson.
Nine days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked Independent Bill Walker most often in the governor race, at 20.9 percent, but markets give Republican Bernadette Wilson the best chance to win, at 33.5 percent, while chatbots picked her only 5.5 percent. Markets also give Democrat Thomas Scott Begich a 29.5 percent chance to win, compared with 13.2 percent in chatbot picks. Polls are older context. The latest polling ended July 1, and polls put Begich at 20.5 percent of the vote, Wilson at 12.1 percent and Walker at 9.4 percent. Nothing made a clear new move since yesterday, so the useful takeaway is the same split voters may see when asking chatbots. They surface Walker, while bettors price Wilson and Begich higher.
Chatbots still pick incumbent Begich in Alaska's House race, with no live betting market and no fresh poll shift.
Nine days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, far more often than any challenger, at 58.6 percent. They picked Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 15.3 percent, Independent Bill Hill at 13.5 percent and Democrat John Brendan Williams at 7.9 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, so voters cannot compare the chatbot answer with a market price. The most recent polling is 41 days old, putting Begich at 51.0 percent of the vote and Schultz at 37.3 percent, so it is useful context but not today's news.
Alaska Senate chatbots are still nearly split, with a slight Sullivan lean and no new break from markets or polls.
Nine days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent Sullivan (R) 49.5 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 46.7 percent, while markets give Peltola a 52.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan 48.5 percent. Polls, now 41 days old, put Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent, so they are useful context but not fresh news today. The race held roughly steady across the chatbots, markets and polls, repeating the split readers have seen all week: chatbots lean slightly Sullivan, while markets and older polls lean slightly Peltola.
Chatbots still pick incumbent George Rauscher first in State Senate District O, with no market or poll check on the race.
Nine days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, most often in State Senate District O, at 49.0 percent, followed by Democrat Peter Bauer at 24.6 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 15.6 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race and no polling in the data, so voters should read this as what the chatbots are saying, not as a checked forecast of who is ahead. The chatbot read held roughly steady from yesterday.
In Alaska's governor race, one chatbot breaks from the pack and hands the race to Claman.
While most chatbots spread governor picks across Walker, Begich and others, several slot-level results in today's panel data show Claman drawing 100 percent of the pick in specific persona cells for chatbots like G54M and CO47, a level of concentration none of the other leading candidates get across the full panel. Claman does not even appear as a top pick in the pooled composite, which sits at essentially 0 for him, underscoring how a single chatbot's persona-level answer can diverge sharply from the panel average voters see in the dashboard topline.
Alaska's State Senate District O race shows chatbots and the panel's own week-old numbers pointing in different directions on Sheldon.
Today's panel gives Ryan Sheldon 15.6 percent, down from about 20 percent a week earlier in the rolling divergence data, while Rauscher's composite share climbed to 49.0 percent from the high 30s to low 40s range seen across most of last week's individual chatbot reads. The move is inside the movement block's non-significant band, but it is large enough, and consistent enough across the panel, that a voter tracking this race day to day would notice Rauscher pulling further ahead of both Sheldon and Bauer.
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Aug 8, 2026
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Alaska's chatbots still send House voters to incumbent Begich, and there is still no betting market to check that against.
Ask an AI chatbot who should win Alaska's U.S. House race and it points to incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, about 60.5 percent of the time, well ahead of Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 14.1 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, so there is no wager based number to compare against. The most recent polling, an average of three surveys through late June, puts Begich at 51 percent of the vote and Schultz at 37.3 percent. The AI panel's numbers moved only slightly today, not enough to call a real change, and the poll average is 40 days old.
Chatbots still put incumbent Rauscher ahead in State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check that read
Ten days before Alaska's top 4 primary, chatbots asked about State Senate District O keep pointing voters to incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, who was picked about 47 percent of the time. Democrat Peter Bauer was at 26.8 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon was at 15.8 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race and no recent poll, so there is nothing to check that lean against. Rauscher ticked up less than a point today, not enough to call a real shift.
Chatbots still send Alaska governor voters to Bill Walker far more than the betting markets do, and the gap has only grown
Alaska's chatbots still send House voters to incumbent Begich, and there is still no betting market to check that against.
Alaska's Senate race is still a split call, chatbots tilt slightly to Sullivan while markets and polls lean Peltola.
Chatbots still put incumbent Rauscher ahead in State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check that read
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Aug 7, 2026
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Chatbots are cooler on Tom Begich than Alaska's governor markets are.
Eleven days before Alaska's top-4 governor primary, chatbots picked Democrat Tom Begich 12.0 percent of the time, while live betting markets give him a 29.5 percent chance to win. That 17.5 point gap is one of the clearest splits in the race today. The latest polling, now 37 days old, put Begich at 20.5 percent of the vote, so it is useful context but not today's news. The chatbot panel's top pick is Independent Bill Walker at 17.5 percent, while markets are led by Republican Bernadette Wilson at 33.5 percent.
Chatbots still point Alaska House voters to incumbent Nick Begich III, with no live betting market and no fresh poll shift.
Eleven days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III (R) most often in the U.S. House race, at 61.9 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, so voters do not have a market probability to compare against. The latest polling average, based on polls that last ended 39 days ago, put Begich at 51.0 percent of the vote and Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 37.3 percent, while chatbots picked Schultz 13.2 percent of the time. That Schultz gap is old context, not a new poll development, and the chatbot panel held roughly steady from yesterday.
Alaska Senate chatbots still lean Sullivan, while markets give Peltola a narrow edge.
Eleven days before Alaska's top-4 primary, the race is steady and still split by source: chatbots picked incumbent Sullivan (R) 52.7 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 44.0 percent, while live markets give Peltola a 52.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan a 48.5 percent chance. The polling picture is older context, with the latest poll ending June 29, and polls put Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent. Nothing in the chatbot, market, or polling readings made a clear move from yesterday, so the useful takeaway for voters is that the tools are still not giving the same first answer.
Chatbots still point State Senate District O voters first to incumbent George Rauscher, with no market or poll check on the race.
Eleven days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher (R) first in State Senate District O, at 45.9 percent, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 26.9 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 16.1 percent. There is no live prediction market and no polling in the data for this race, so voters should read the chatbot result as an AI answer pattern, not as a tested measure of voter support. The AI panel held roughly steady from yesterday.
Alaska's governor race is a jumble, and the AI panel and the betting markets can't agree who's even winning.
Betting markets put Republican Bernadette Wilson on top at 33.5 percent, but the chatbot panel's top pick is Independent Bill Walker at 17.5 percent, a candidate markets give only a 4.5 percent chance. Markets also favor Tom Begich at 29.5 percent, far above the panel's 12.0 percent for him. The two views of the same race point in different directions almost across the board.
The governor's race saw the biggest single-day market swing of the week, and it wasn't close.
Betting markets moved Treg Taylor down 10.15 points and Bernadette Wilson up 6.5 points overnight, the largest day-over-day shift among any candidate in any race this week. The AI panel barely stirred by comparison, moving less than 3 points on its biggest mover.
Chatbots are cooler on Democrat Thomas Scott Begich than Alaska’s governor markets are.
Chatbots still point State Senate District O voters first to incumbent George Rauscher, with no market or poll check on the race.
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Aug 6, 2026
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Alaska's chatbots still back Begich, but they lean away from Democrat Schultz more than the state's own polls do.
Twelve days before Alaska's top 4 primary, chatbots picked Republican incumbent Nick Begich III most often, at about 61 percent, close to the 51 percent of the vote recent polls give him. The bigger gap is on the Democratic side, where chatbots picked Matthew Damian Schultz only about 14 percent of the time, while a late June polling average puts him at 37 percent of the vote, a difference of about 23 points. There is no live betting market for this race, so that comparison cannot be checked. Nothing moved much today, and no lens shifted enough to call it a real change.
Alaska's Senate race stays a split call, chatbots lean Sullivan, markets and polls lean Peltola, just like all week.
Twelve days before Alaska's top 4 primary, the chatbots that voters ask about the U.S. Senate race still pick Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan somewhat more often than Democrat Mary Peltola, giving him about 54.9 percent of their picks to her 42.3 percent. Betting markets see it the other way, giving Peltola a 52 percent chance to win against 49 percent for Sullivan. Recent polling, an average of three surveys with the latest from NYT Siena in late June, puts Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote to Sullivan's 45.1 percent, a margin close enough to call the race a toss up. None of these lenses moved by a meaningful amount today.
Alaska's chatbots still lean toward incumbent Rauscher in State Senate District O, with nothing to check that read against.
Twelve days before Alaska's top 4 primary, chatbots asked about State Senate District O still pick Republican incumbent George Rauscher most often, naming him about 46.3 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 24.5 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 17.7 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race and no poll on file, so voters have no independent check on that chatbot lean. Today's shifts were small, with Sheldon up less than a point and Bauer and Rauscher each slipping slightly, not enough to call a real change.
Chatbots still like Bill Walker far more than bettors or voters do in Alaska's crowded governor race.
Alaska's chatbots still back Begich, but they lean away from Democrat Schultz more than the state's own polls do.
Alaska's Senate race stays a split call: chatbots lean Sullivan, markets and polls lean Peltola, just like all week.
Alaska's chatbots still lean toward incumbent Rauscher in State Senate District O, with nothing to check that read against.
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Aug 5, 2026
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Markets moved toward Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in Alaska's governor race, while the chatbots stayed mostly steady.
Thirteen days before Alaska's top-4 governor primary, betting markets moved toward Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins. Markets give him a 16.7 percent chance to win, up 3.7 points from yesterday, while chatbots picked him 13.3 percent of the time and held roughly steady. The older polling picture is lower, with polls putting Kreiss-Tomkins at 8.3 percent of the vote, based on surveys whose latest fieldwork ended 35 days ago. The useful point for voters asking a chatbot today is that Kreiss-Tomkins is one of the few candidates the AI panel and the live market now read in roughly the same range, even as the broader race remains split across several names.
Markets moved toward incumbent Sullivan, bringing them closer to the chatbots’ slight Sullivan lean in Alaska’s Senate race.
Thirteen days before Alaska’s top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent Sullivan (R) slightly more often than Democrat Mary Peltola, 51.4 percent to 45.9 percent. The live betting markets still give Peltola a narrow 51.5 percent chance to win, but they moved 5.0 points toward Sullivan since yesterday and now give him a 49.5 percent chance. The polls are older context, not today’s news: the latest polling average puts Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent, with the newest poll ending 37 days ago.
Chatbots still point Alaska House voters to incumbent Nick Begich III, with no live betting market and no fresh poll shift.
Thirteen days before Alaska's top-4 U.S. House primary, chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, 60.8 percent of the time, while Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz was next at 14.0 percent, independent Bill Hill at 13.3 percent, and Democrat John Brendan Williams at 8.4 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, so there is no market probability to compare. The latest polling is more than a month old, putting Begich at 51.0 percent of the vote and Schultz at 37.3 percent, useful context but not a fresh change today.
Chatbots still point State Senate District O voters first to incumbent George Rauscher, with no market or poll check on the race.
Thirteen days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, most often in State Senate District O, at 46.8 percent, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 25.0 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 16.9 percent. There is no live prediction market and no polling in the data for this race, so voters should read this as what the AI tools are surfacing, not as a market forecast or a voter survey. The chatbot read held roughly steady from yesterday.
Alaska's governor race is so crowded that even the chatbots can't agree on a front-runner.
With eleven names on the primary ballot, Alaska's AI panel spreads its picks thin: Republican Click Bishop draws 8.9 percent of chatbot picks and independent Bill Walker draws 21.9 percent, while betting markets put Republican Bernadette Wilson on top at 27.5 percent. The composite closeness score for the race reads as tight, reflecting no consensus front-runner across AI, markets, or polls.
Gemini 3.5 Flash stands alone on Alaska's governor race, picking a name the rest of the panel barely touches.
In today's baseline condition for the Alaska governor's race, most chatbots split among Bishop, Walker, and others, but G55 (a Gemini variant) alone favors Bishop at a notably different rate baseline. Divergence scores for the AK-GOV race register at the 'tight' closeness label, with cross-model mean pairwise JSD as high as 0.80 on some topics today, signaling real disagreement among chatbots on this race.
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Aug 4, 2026
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Chatbots still point State Senate District O voters to incumbent Rauscher, with no market or poll to check the read.
Asked who should win Alaska's State Senate District O race, chatbots pick incumbent Republican George Rauscher about 46 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 25 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 18 percent. There is no live betting market and no recent poll for this race. Bauer's AI share slipped about 2 points, while Rauscher and Sheldon ticked up slightly, not enough to call a shift. With Alaska's top 4 primary 14 days away, the picture has held steady for over a week.
Wilson leads Alaska's governor market while chatbots barely notice her.
Prediction markets give Republican Bernadette Wilson a 27.5 percent chance to win the governor's race, the highest price in the field. The AI panel picks her only 5.6 percent of the time, while recent polls put her at 12.1 percent of the vote.
Alaska's chatbots still favor Bill Walker far more than the betting markets do in the governor's race.
Chatbots and Alaska voters still agree: incumbent Begich leads the House race, with no betting market to check either against
Alaska's Senate race is still a coin flip everywhere you look, chatbots included.
Chatbots still point State Senate District O voters to incumbent Rauscher, with no market or poll to check the read.
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Aug 3, 2026
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Chatbots barely mention Treg Taylor while markets rank him near the top of Alaska's governor race.
Fifteen days before Alaska's top four primary, chatbots picked Republican Treg Taylor 4.7 percent of the time when asked about the governor's race, while prediction markets give him a 24.2 percent chance to win. That is a 19.4 point gap between what consumer AI tools tell voters and what bettors are pricing in. The latest polling average, now 33 days old, puts Taylor at 5.0 percent of the vote, closer to the chatbot view than the market view.
Chatbots still point Alaska House voters to incumbent Nick Begich III, with no live betting market and no fresh poll shift.
Chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III (R) most often in Alaska's U.S. House race, choosing him 64.5 percent of the time, while Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz was next at 13.6 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, so voters cannot compare the chatbot answer with a current market probability. The latest polling is 35 days old and puts Begich at 51.0 percent of the vote and Schultz at 37.3 percent, useful context but not today's news 15 days before Alaska's top-4 primary.
Alaska Senate chatbots are still nearly split, while markets give Peltola a modest edge.
Fifteen days before Alaska's top-4 U.S. Senate primary, the consumer chatbots picked incumbent Sullivan (R) 48.7 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 48.0 percent, a near tie. The live betting markets give Peltola a 56.0 percent chance to win and Sullivan a 44.5 percent chance. The latest polling average is older context, with polls putting Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent. None of the three lenses changed much since yesterday, so this is a steady race picture rather than a new break.
Chatbots still pick incumbent George Rauscher first in State Senate District O, with no market or poll check on the race.
Fifteen days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher (R) most often in State Senate District O, at 44.4 percent. They picked Democrat Peter Bauer 27.5 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon 17.5 percent. There is no live prediction market and no polling in the data for this race, so voters should read this as what the chatbot panel is saying, not as a market forecast or a voter survey.
In Alaska's governor race, a Kreiss-Tomkins mention nearly doubled since yesterday while nobody else moved that much.
The AI panel's pick share for Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in the governor's race shows the largest single swing among candidates in the movement data, alongside a 3.2 point market shift toward Click Bishop. Markets registered a significant move in the AK-GOV race overall, the only one of the four races to clear the significance bar today.
In the governor's race, the AI panel and the betting markets are not picking the same frontrunner.
Chatbots most often name Democrat Tom Begich in Alaska's governor race, at 12.6 percent of picks, but prediction markets rank Republican Bernadette Wilson highest at 27.5 percent to win, with Begich actually priced lower than several rivals. That is a case where the AI panel and the markets are not just off by a few points, they are naming different frontrunners entirely.
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Aug 2, 2026
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Chatbots still put incumbent Nick Begich III ahead in Alaska's House race, and there is no live market to check them against.
Ask an AI chatbot who should win Alaska's U.S. House race and it points to Republican incumbent Nick Begich III about 66 percent of the time, above the 51 percent of the vote he pulls in recent polling. There is no live prediction market for this race, so that comparison cannot be made today. Polls from NYT Siena, Tavern Research and Alaska Survey Research, most recently from late June, put Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 37.3 percent, while chatbots give him just under 13 percent. Sixteen days remain before Alaska's top 4 primary, and nothing shifted enough today to call it real movement in any lens.
Chatbots still favor incumbent Rauscher in State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
Ask a chatbot who should win Alaska's State Senate District O race, and it still names Republican incumbent George Rauscher most often, with the AI panel picking him about 43 percent of the time compared with 28 percent for Democrat Peter Bauer and 18 percent for Republican Ryan Sheldon. There is no live prediction market for this race and no poll data to check that lean against, so this remains an AI only read for now. Today's shift is small, Rauscher's AI share slipped a few points while Bauer and Sheldon each ticked up slightly, not enough to call a real change.
Alaska's betting markets just jumped toward Treg Taylor, but the chatbots haven't caught up yet.
Chatbots still steer Alaska House voters to incumbent Begich, and there's no live market to check that against.
Alaska's Senate race still splits the chatbots from the betting markets, and today the gap widened a bit as Peltola's market price ticked up.
Chatbots still favor incumbent Rauscher in State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
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Aug 1, 2026
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Chatbots point Alaska governor voters to Independent Bill Walker far more than the betting markets do.
Seventeen days before Alaska's top-4 governor primary, chatbots picked Independent Bill Walker 19.0 percent of the time, while markets give him a 4.1 percent chance to win. That is a wide split in a live market, and it runs the opposite way from the better known Wilson and Begich market strength. Markets give Republican Bernadette Wilson a 28.0 percent chance and Democrat Thomas Scott Begich a 28.5 percent chance, while chatbots picked them 4.4 percent and 12.1 percent of the time. Polls are older context rather than today's news, with the latest survey ending July 1, and they put Begich at 20.5 percent of the vote, Wilson at 12.1 percent and Walker at 9.4 percent.
Chatbots still point Alaska House voters to incumbent Begich, with no live betting market and no fresh poll shift.
Seventeen days before Alaska's top-4 U.S. House primary, chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, 62.5 percent of the time, while their next most common pick, Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz, drew 16.4 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, so voters cannot compare that chatbot answer with a current market price. The polling backdrop is older, not today's news. Polls put Begich at 51.0 percent of the vote and Schultz at 37.3 percent, with the latest poll ending June 29.
Alaska Senate chatbots still lean to incumbent Sullivan, while markets give Peltola the stronger chance.
Chatbots picked incumbent Sullivan (R) 52.4 percent of the time in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, while markets give him a 40.5 percent chance to win. For Democrat Mary Peltola, the split runs the other way: chatbots picked her 44.4 percent of the time, while markets give her a 60.5 percent chance. Polls, with the latest ending 33 days ago, put Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent. That is the same broad split voters have seen for more than a week, so today’s read is steady rather than new.
Chatbots still pick incumbent Rauscher first in State Senate District O, with no market or poll check on the race.
Seventeen days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, most often in State Senate District O, at 47.5 percent, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 24.9 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 15.9 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race and no polling in the data, so voters asking an AI chatbot are getting a chatbot only read, not one that can be compared with bettors or a voter survey.
Chatbots point Alaska governor voters to Independent Bill Walker far more than the betting markets do.
Chatbots still point Alaska House voters to incumbent Begich, with no live betting market and no fresh poll shift.
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Jul 31, 2026
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Alaska's Senate race is still a split decision, chatbots lean Sullivan, markets and polls slightly favor Peltola.
Eighteen days before Alaska's top 4 primary, chatbots pick incumbent Sullivan about 50.2 percent of the time versus 46.5 percent for Democrat Mary Peltola, a narrow lean that has held for days. That is out of step with betting markets, which give Peltola a 60.5 percent chance to win against 40.5 percent for Sullivan, and with recent polling, which puts Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote to Sullivan's 45.1 percent. None of the three lenses moved meaningfully today. This is the same three way disagreement this site has reported through most of late July.
Betting markets swing hard toward Click Bishop in Alaska's governor race, but the chatbots haven't caught up yet.
Alaska chatbots still back incumbent Begich for the U.S. House, and Democrat Schultz trails chatbots' attention despite stronger poll numbers
Alaska's Senate race is still a split decision: chatbots lean Sullivan, markets and polls lean Peltola.
Chatbots still name incumbent Rauscher first in State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read against.
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Jul 30, 2026
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Alaska Senate chatbots are still virtually split, while markets continue to give Peltola the better chance.
Nineteen days before Alaska's top-4 primary, the chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) 48.2 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 48.1 percent, a near tie in what voters would see from the AI tools. The live betting markets give Peltola a 60.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan 40.0 percent, while the most recent poll average, now 31 days old, put Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent. Nothing moved much since yesterday, so this is a steady state-of-the-race read rather than a new break.
Chatbots still point State Senate District O voters to incumbent Rauscher, with no market or poll check on the race.
Nineteen days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, first in State Senate District O, at 51.5 percent. They picked Democrat Peter Bauer at 24.8 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 12.8 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race and no polling in the data, so voters should read this as what the chatbots are saying, not as a market forecast or a measured share of Alaska voters.
Alaska governor race stays the tightest field chatbots have seen, and markets can barely pick a leader either.
Nineteen days before Alaska's primary, the AI panel's closeness score for governor sits at 0.878 on a 0 to 1 scale, the tightest of any race in today's data. Markets show the single biggest one-day move of the cycle in this race, with Taylor's implied chance falling 4.5 points and Bronson's rising 3.5 points, even though chatbots barely moved on either candidate.
Grok is the outlier again in Alaska's governor race, still backing Kreiss-Tomkins where the rest of the panel does not.
In today's baseline persona reading for governor, Grok 4.5 splits three ways among Hughes, Crum, and Kreiss-Tomkins, unlike most of the panel which favors Walker or Tom Begich. That single-model divergence has held for at least two days running.
Alaska governor chatbots point to Bill Walker far more than the betting markets do.
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Jul 29, 2026
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Chatbots still name incumbent Rauscher first in State Senate District O, with nothing to check the read against.
Ask an AI chatbot who to back in Alaska's State Senate District O race and it points most often to incumbent Rauscher (R), picked about 48 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at about 29 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at about 13 percent. There is no live betting market for this race and no recent poll, so voters have no other lens to weigh that pick against. Today's numbers barely moved from yesterday, continuing a pattern that has held for more than a week, with 20 days left before Alaska's top-4 primary.
Republican Treg Taylor just got a lot more real in the betting markets, but Alaska's chatbots haven't caught up.
Alaska's chatbots still send House voters to incumbent Begich, with no betting market to check them against.
Alaska's Senate race is still a virtual tie across chatbots, markets and polls, with only markets leaning harder toward Peltola.
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Jul 28, 2026
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Chatbots moved toward incumbent Begich in Alaska's House race, with no live market to check them.
Twenty one days before Alaska's top four primary, chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, 62.8 percent of the time in U.S. House answers, up 5.3 points from a day earlier. There is no live prediction market for this race, so voters cannot compare that chatbot lean with a betting price. The polls are older context rather than today's news. The latest survey ended June 29, and the recent poll average put Begich at 51.0 percent of the vote and Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz at 37.3 percent, while chatbots picked Schultz 15.9 percent of the time.
Alaska governor chatbots still underplay Bernadette Wilson compared with the betting markets.
Twenty one days before Alaska's top four governor primary, chatbots picked Republican Bernadette Wilson 4.8 percent of the time, while markets give her a 29.0 percent chance to win. The same split shows up for Democrat Thomas Scott Begich, whom chatbots picked 16.6 percent of the time while markets give him a 36.0 percent chance. Polls put Begich at 20.5 percent of the vote and Wilson at 12.1 percent, so the clearest divide remains between chatbot answers and the live betting market, a gap this race has shown for days.
Alaska Senate chatbots still pick incumbent Sullivan more often, while markets give Peltola the better chance to win.
Twenty one days before Alaska's top four primary, chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan, a Republican, 51.7 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 45.4 percent, a pattern this race has shown for days. The live betting markets point the other way, giving Peltola a 60.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan 39.5 percent. Polls, last updated 29 days ago, put Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent, so they are useful context but not today's news.
Chatbots still pick incumbent Rauscher first in Senate District O, with no market or poll check on the race.
Twenty one days before Alaska's top four primary, chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, most often in State Senate District O, at 47.4 percent, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 29.0 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 13.2 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race and no poll in the data, so voters should read this as what the chatbots are saying, not as a market forecast or a voter survey. The AI panel held roughly steady from a day earlier.
Chatbots still pick incumbent Rauscher first in Senate District O, with no market or poll check on the race
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Jul 27, 2026
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Chatbots still favor incumbent Rauscher in State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
Alaska voters asking chatbots about State Senate District O keep getting the same answer, incumbent George Rauscher, picked about 52 percent of the time, ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at about 25 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at about 13 percent. There is no live betting market and no recent poll for this race, so there is nothing to check that read against today. Sheldon ticked up slightly in the chatbot picks, but the move is too small to call a real shift. With Alaska's top 4 primary 22 days away, the race remains defined almost entirely by what the AI panel says, not by outside confirmation.
Alaska's governor chatbots still lean toward Walker and Begich while betting markets and polls favor Wilson and Begich differently, and nothing new moved today
Alaska's Senate race still splits the same way: chatbots lean Sullivan, markets and polls lean Peltola.
Chatbots and Alaska's own polls now largely agree: incumbent Begich leads the House race
Chatbots still favor incumbent Rauscher in State Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
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Jul 26, 2026
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Alaska governor chatbots still split from markets, with Wilson and Begich much stronger in betting than in AI answers
Twenty-three days before Alaska's top-4 primary, chatbots picked Independent Bill Walker most often for governor at 18.7 percent, followed by Democrat Thomas Scott Begich at 15.2 percent and Republican Click Bishop at 10.7 percent. The live betting markets read the race differently: markets give Begich a 36.0 percent chance to win and Republican Bernadette Wilson a 29.0 percent chance, while chatbots picked Wilson only 3.4 percent of the time. Polls put Begich at 20.5 percent of the vote and Wilson at 12.1 percent, with the latest poll ending July 1. That means voters asking a chatbot may see a much less Wilson-centered race than bettors do, a split this race has shown for several days rather than a new break today.
Chatbots still pick incumbent Begich in Alaska’s House race, with no live betting market and no fresh poll shift
Chatbots picked incumbent Nick Begich III (R) 57.0 percent of the time in Alaska’s U.S. House race, while polls from late June put him at 51.0 percent of the vote. Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz runs second in both views, with chatbots picking him 19.5 percent of the time and polls putting him at 37.3 percent. There is no live prediction market for this race, and the chatbot panel held roughly steady 23 days before Alaska’s top-4 primary.
Alaska Senate chatbots remain nearly split, while markets and polls still give Peltola a narrow edge.
Chatbots picked incumbent Dan Sullivan (R) 49.3 percent of the time and Democrat Mary Peltola 48.2 percent, a near tie 23 days before Alaska's top-4 primary. The other lenses still lean the other way: markets give Peltola a 57.5 percent chance to win and Sullivan 43.5 percent, while polls put Peltola at 47.5 percent of the vote and Sullivan at 45.1 percent. None of the three measures showed a meaningful move since yesterday, so this is a steady state-of-the-race line rather than new movement.
Chatbots still point Senate District O voters first to incumbent George Rauscher, with no market or poll check on the race.
Chatbots picked incumbent George Rauscher (R) first in State Senate District O, choosing him 51.7 percent of the time, 23 days before Alaska's top-4 primary. They picked Democrat Peter Bauer 25.8 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon 12.1 percent. There is no live prediction market and no polling in the data for this race, so voters should read this as what the chatbots are saying, not as a tested forecast of who is ahead.
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Jul 25, 2026
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Chatbots still lean toward incumbent Begich in Alaska's House race, with no fresh shift today
Voters asking chatbots about Alaska's U.S. House race still get incumbent Nick Begich III, a Republican, as the likely answer. Chatbots picked him about 56.3 percent of the time. That is above his 51.0 percent vote share in recent polls. There is no live prediction market for this race. Democrat Matthew Damian Schultz polls at 37.3 percent, while chatbots pick him 17.5 percent of the time. The latest poll, from NYT Siena, is 26 days old, and none of the three lenses moved meaningfully today.
Chatbots still pick incumbent Rauscher first in Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
Ask an AI chatbot who should win Alaska's State Senate District O race, and it points to incumbent George Rauscher, a Republican, about 52 percent of the time, well ahead of Democrat Peter Bauer at 25 percent and Republican Ryan Sheldon at 13 percent. There is no live betting market and no recent poll for this race, so voters have nothing to check that chatbot lean against. Rauscher's AI share ticked up slightly today while Sheldon's slipped, but neither move is large enough to call a real shift, 24 days before Alaska's top four primary.
Alaska's chatbots and betting markets still can't agree on who's leading the governor's race.
Chatbots still lean toward incumbent Begich in Alaska's House race, with no fresh shift today
Chatbots still pick incumbent Rauscher first in Senate District O, with no market or poll to check the read.
Alaska's Senate race is still a virtual tie across every measure, with no real gap between chatbots, markets and polls.
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