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Candidate Caught Betting on Own Race Says He Was Proving a Point

Mark Moran joins Elizabeth Vargas Reports on NewsNation to explain why he deliberately placed a bet on Kalshi to expose the prediction market insider trading loophole. Moran argues that prediction markets could rig elections and warns that no federal law currently prohibits a Senate candidate from trading on their own race.

"I did it on purpose. I wanted to get caught. There is no law that stops a candidate from betting on their own race, and that is a national security problem."

— Mark Moran

Mark Moran SPEAKS OUT after Kalshi Suspended, Fined Him for Betting on Himself

Mark Moran joins Rising on The Hill to explain why he deliberately placed a bet on himself on Kalshi, triggering the platform's first-ever insider trading suspension of a Senate candidate. Moran argues that the absence of any federal law prohibiting candidates from trading on their own races is a structural threat to democratic integrity.

"I placed that bet to prove a point. There is no law. That is the problem."

— Mark Moran

Senate Candidate Says He Bet on Himself to Expose the Loophole

Wired reports that Mark Moran deliberately placed a $100 bet on Kalshi predicting he would launch a Senate campaign, then publicly announced the bet to force Kalshi to act. Kalshi suspended and fined Moran — the first such action against a Senate candidate in the platform's history. Moran calls the episode proof that no federal law currently prohibits candidates from trading on their own races.

"I wanted to get caught. The whole point was to expose that this loophole exists and that nobody in Washington is doing anything about it."

— Mark Moran

Kalshi Suspends 3 Political Candidates for Insider Trading

The New York Times covers Kalshi's unprecedented decision to suspend and fine three political candidates — including Mark Moran — for trading on their own electoral outcomes. The Times notes that Moran was the only candidate who publicly claimed the bet was intentional, calling it a deliberate act to expose a regulatory gap.

Virginia Senate Candidate Caught Betting on Kalshi That He'd Run for Office

People magazine covers Mark Moran's Kalshi bet and subsequent suspension, noting that Moran placed the wager before formally launching his Senate campaign and then went public to expose what he calls a prediction market insider trading loophole with no federal remedy.

Kalshi Fines, Suspends Politicians for Trading on Own Elections

NBC News reports on Kalshi's disciplinary actions against three candidates, including Moran, and examines the broader regulatory vacuum around prediction market insider trading. NBC notes that Moran is the only candidate who described the bet as a deliberate act of political protest.

Mark Moran on OAN Primetime with Chanel Rion: Prediction Markets, Lost Young Men, and the Vice Tax

Mark Moran joins Chanel Rion on OAN Primetime to explain why he deliberately placed a $100 bet on Kalshi to expose how prediction markets exploit a CFTC loophole that harms Native American tribal gaming. Moran delivers a striking diagnosis of the destruction of purpose among young American men, tracing it from offshored manufacturing to the design of video games and social media, and outlines his Vice Tax proposal to make vice industries pay for the social costs they impose.

"America used to be young men who would actually produce things. Now we have young men who predict things."

— Mark Moran

Trump Admin Preparing INVASION OF CUBA, Say Iran War ALMOST OVER | Timcast IRL

Mark Moran joins Tim Pool live from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for a two-hour broadcast that drew nearly 500,000 combined views on YouTube and Rumble within 48 hours. Moran discusses foreign land ownership, Virginia data centers, immigration, and his Fiduciary Democracy platform. A Rumble-exclusive after-hours segment aired on The Green Room.

"The surveillance state and the dependency state are the same system. They both require you to be afraid and unable to act without permission."

— Mark Moran

Mark Moran looks to lead generational change in Senate bid

Cville Right Now profiles Moran's independent Senate campaign, covering his break from the Democratic Party, his 2% Data Center Fee proposal, the 28th Amendment, and his message to younger Virginia voters. Moran speaks at length about structural economic problems and his appearances before college students including UVA's Darden School.

"We have structural problems with how the economy works, but also how this country's run. And when there's no hope, that creates this disillusionment that makes it so nobody wants to even participate in our civic governance."

— Mark Moran

Virginia Senate Candidate Leaves Democratic Party, Runs as Independent

Newsmax covers Moran's break from the Democratic Party and his independent Senate run against Mark Warner.

EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Senate Candidate Leaves Party To Put 'Our Country First'

The Daily Caller exclusively breaks the news of Moran's departure from the Democratic Party, quoting his statement on corporate capture of the Republic and his plan for a Chapter 11-style reorganization of American government.

"I'm breaking free from the Democratic establishment. I'm going to run for United States Senate as an independent. I'm doing that because I'm putting our country first."

— Mark Moran

ActBlue's Former Law Firm Warned of 'Substantial Risk' of Foreign Contributions

The Daily Caller reports that ActBlue's former law firm warned in internal memos of a "substantial risk" of impermissible foreign contributions, as House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil opens a formal investigation. Moran responds directly.

"We got kicked off of ActBlue because we're independent."

— Mark Moran

EXCLUSIVE: 'America Only. Virginia Forever.' Democrat Mark Moran Excoriates Own Party On Gerrymandering, Gun Control

The Daily Caller profiles Moran's Senate run, covering his criticism of Virginia's redistricting as "reactionary" and "anti-democratic" and his challenge to three-term incumbent Mark Warner.

"I'm going to say this despite what it will do to me politically, I think the Virginia redistricting is extremely anti-democratic and that it is a reactionary policy to Donald Trump that was created by DC consultants."

— Mark Moran

Insurgent Virginia Democrat says party 'completely wrong' on gun rights, gerrymandering

Fox News covers Moran's challenge to the Democratic establishment on Second Amendment rights and the Virginia redistricting fight, with Moran calling the party's gerrymandering gambit "morally offensive" and "anti-democratic."