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Will Democrats win a majority in the senate in the 2020 elections?

68%chance

68%chance

ResolvedNo

ResolvedNo

The community gave this a 68% chance, and it resolved No.

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Opened:

Oct 19, 2020

Closes:

Oct 30, 2020

Resolved:

Jan 12, 2021

Spot Scoring Time:

Oct 20, 2020

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