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Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

By Luke GarrettNPR

Campaign staffers are turning private polling data into personal paydays. They describe election prediction market as a "Wild West" for staffers.

It was a tight race, so a campaign staffer doubted the results of an unreleased poll showing their candidate up by a lot. The tip about the outside poll didn't match up with the campaign's internal …