Yahoo! Now Incorporating Intrade Prediction Market Prices in It's Political Dashboard

Yahoo! has just released a Political Dashboard for those interested in the 2008 race to the White House incorporating Intrade prediction market data.

http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008/dashboard

In addition to Intrade data, the Yahoo! dashboard includes the latest polls, how much money each candidate has raised and also shows the relative popularity of candidates based on Yahoo search queries form Y! buzz.

Poll numbers are based on aggregated polling averages from Real Clear Politics.

Fund-raising totals are tracked quarterly, while the other categories including Intrade pieces are updated daily.

The dashboard also includes indicator arrows for each category showing whether a candidate's support is trending up or down.

In addition to national data, the dashboard also provides state-by-state information via a U.S. map that lets users click on a given state to find information.

For additional information on using Intrade Prediction Market data please contact press-AT-Intrade.com.