Next Up with Mark Halperin

Mark Halperin dives into the rapidly changing economic prediction markets with Scott Martin after a surprise blowout in the jobs report.  How is it changing expectations for inflation and the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision?  Mark and political trader Paul Krishnamurty see how Tuesday’s elections are reshaping political markets - looking at the names now leading 2028 GOP presidential race and who could be targeted by the new Democratic Congress.  Jon Schweppe joins to explain how Kalshi traders were able to wildly outperform legacy polling and political pundits.  And finally - the Next Up team breaks down “Dancing with the Stars” and the new college basketball season - who are the favorites… and who’s getting overlooked by traders.

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Mark Halperin’s reported monologue chronicles this week’s sudden explosion of the 2028 presidential fight within the Republican Party to be the heir to Donald Trump.  JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, and Ted Cruz are all beginning to jockey for power and influence over the MAGA voting bloc - and Mark explains how they are doing it, as Marco Rubio hovers over the jousting.  Mark also looks at Charlie Kirk’s prophetic warnings about young voters, Latinos, and war with Iran - and how his words were ignored and the consequences materialized on election night.  Glenn Beck joins to give a real assessment of where Republicans went wrong, explaining how deviation from core MAGA hopes and inability to communicate the Trump Administration’s successes led to destruction within the party.

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Mark Halperin’s reported monologue gives voters the ultimate guide to Election Day 2026. From the most important races, to the biggest issues… he breaks it all down. 
Mark lays out the Senate seats the Democrats have a real chance of flipping Blue… and the strongest arguments for why a tsunami is a possibility.
He explains the biggest vulnerabilities that Republican campaigns cite, from the economy and gas prices… to the Iran war and White House renovations. Which candidates are striking the right note… and which are dropping the ball at the goal line. This is everything you need to know as the final ballots are cast.

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Mark Halperin breaks down the biggest midterm races and what the prediction markets are thinking about Election Day.

Top political minds - Doug Sosnik and Liam Donovan debate where the best value trades are… and where the markets are getting it wrong. From Alaska and Kansas’ quickly shifting Senate races… to the possibility of a Blue tsunami swamping the South or Midwest.

RotoWire Senior Prediction Market Analyst Bill Speros joins to explain where traders can find the best plays - diving into the highly contested Texas and Michigan Senate races.

The Next Up team also gives their key races to watch. Will South Carolina turn Blue? And what is actually happening on the ground in Maine?

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Mark Halperin’s reported monologue breaks down the final 2026 midterm polls, explaining why some are producing wildly different outcomes in the same races.

David Burrell of Wick reveals new insight on how Republicans are getting left out of some surveys, while Democrats are getting oversampled… and how it's creating some misleading results.

Aaron Parnas breaks down how young voters could be abandoning Republicans, and exactly how affordability is playing as an issue.

The Republican candidate for governor in California, Steve Hilton, comes back to tell us his hopes for the Golden State, win or lose.

And John Ellis explains how media coverage of 2026 races have changed… and the shocking realignment that has completely changed political fundraising.  

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Mark Halperin’s reported monologue breaks down the latest intel from his sources on which party has the upper hand headed into Election Day.  Mark explains why many Republican campaigns are more confident than they were just a month ago, but with both sides still seeing a Blue tsunami as a live possibility.  Republican Strategist Ronna McDaniel joins from Michigan to dissect that state’s critical Senate race - discussing the tactics Abdul El-Sayed uses to deflect hard questions and the truth about the appeal of his public persona.  White House Reporter Shelby Talcott shares the latest from Team Trump, giving an inside look at the president’s final midterm push and what the West Wing is really like without Karoline Leavitt. And Larry O’Connor and Kevin Walling hand out their midterm awards - the best and worst run campaigns, the real MVPs, and what it means for 2028.

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“Next Up Predictions” premieres with a special deep dive into the prediction markets - the trades seeing the most action, the headlines driving the numbers, and insider conversations.

Brian Quintenz - Kalshi board member and former CTFC commissioner - breaks down how national and state policies are shifting the future of the industry and some unique ways traders are using prediction markets.

Agnese Rozite, founder of 51 Alpha, explains why investors are becoming prediction traders, and how they’re using it to hedge their own moves.

Finally - the Next Up team breaks down the biggest games this weekend - from the South Carolina Gamecocks to the World Series - and who could be named the Time Person of the Year.

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Mark Halperin’s reported monologue breaks the code on the two questions everyone is asking: are election polls flawed and, if they are, why? Wick Insights CEO David Burrell unveils compelling new research that explains the truth behind the massive polling flaw that is undermining much of the industry.

New York Post Financial Correspondent Lydia Moynihan joins to report new possibilities of Trump investment accounts coming to everyone under 40 years old in the coming months. She also details alleged censorship of conservatives on TikTok.

Former Democratic strategist Evan Barker diagnoses the Left’s chances as Election Day nears… explaining how the socialist wing of the party is fighting for power.

Finally, former Commerce Secretary and Kellogg’s CEO Carlos Gutierrez talks about his new book, “Sheer Will”, telling the story of his family fleeing Communist Cuba, rising the ranks of Kellogg’s without a college degree, and joining the Bush Administration. He also grades the Trump economy and reveals why Americans are lucky to be living during the beginning of the AI era.

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Mark’s reported monologue goes inside his exclusive trip on Air Force Two with Vice President JD Vance to North Carolina. Mark recounts what they talked about - from a possible endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu and Republicans’ midterm hopes… to his possible 2028 ambitions. Mark reveals what he took away from Vance’s unguarded remarks on a possible Trump presidential endorsement of his VP.

Daily Wire’s Cabot Phillips joins to diagnose the latest from the campaign trail and explain why corruption allegations rocking the Republican Party could cost them the House and Senate.

The Maine Wire’s Steve Robinson then gives an update from Senator Susan Collins race against Troy Jackson and details a possible return by Graham Platner. He also reports new findings on shocking alleged fraud inside the state including possible theft from the aftermath of the Lewiston mass shooting.

And former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses his new book “America’s Golden Age - Trumpism and an Era of Limitless Possibilities”, arguing that the country’s best years are coming soon.

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Mark Halperin speaks to The Wall Street Journal Contributor Julie Wernau about Florida’s disappearing orange groves - once one of the state’s defining industries. Wernau explains how orange trees have been decimated over the last few decades, the lack of local government support, and the new genetic technologies that are giving Florida growers hope before it's too late.

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