"It's cheapening, it's degrading to one of the most important civic acts that we have in this country."

Indiana Democratic Party Chair Karen Tallian, reacting to the emergence of online prediction markets placing bets on state electoral races, including nearly $80,000 in trade volume on the Republican secretary of state nomination. The campaign chairman for the race's frontrunner shared his own candidate's odds on social media, then added "(Also stop betting on elections, that's really stupid)." (Indiana Capital Chronicle)