Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin brushed off prediction site Polymarket on Thursday — where traders give Democrat Abigail Spanberger a 95% chance of winning — and instead pitched Republican Winsome Earle-Sears as the candidate focused on Virginians’ concerns.
He said the prediction market platform reflects speculative wagers, not how voters will actually cast their ballots on Nov. 4.
"I don't know about these prediction tools," Youngkin told CNBC.
"[They] existed when I was running, and I was down all summer in 2021, and I was inaugurated governor on Jan. 19, 2022. Races are won down the stretch here," he said, adding that "Winsome is coming up strong on the outside."
From July to early September, Spanberger has consistently maintained a commanding lead over Earle-Sears on Polymarket, th