Will “Democracy” be said on The Last Word next time?
As of Oct 24, 2026, “Democracy” was said on The Last Word in 5 of 9 episodes with a settled Kalshi mention market since Feb 13, 2026 (56%), most recently on Oct 7, 2026. Parrot’s p for the next listing is 52% (n=9, from settlement history), not a forecast.
Of the last 8 episodes we have transcripts for (Sep 30, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026), 1 names the market's speakers, and the word reached the market's count (1+, named speaker only) in it.
- Last 10
- 5/9Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: no no yes yes no no yes yes yes
- Streak
- said the last 3 times
- Counts
- named speaker only
Where it was said
quotes of at most 25 words; select an appearanceThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
Democracy
- Probability
- 52% · n=9
- Settled
- 5/9 (56%)
- Last 8 episodes
- said in 1 of 1 that name the speakers
Next listing counts: named speaker only
Counts: named speaker only
1 counted.
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Counts: named speaker only
1 counted.
Caption text not shown: counts and timings only; the captions are at the Internet Archive.
Every settled listing
newest first · 9 shown| Date | Listed as | Venue | Result | Our count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Democracy | Yes | 1 | |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Democracy | Yes | 1 | |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Democracy | Yes | – | |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Democracy | No | – | |
| May 28, 2026 | Democracy | No | – | |
| May 20, 2026 | Democracy | Yes | – | |
| May 14, 2026 | Democracy | Yes | – | |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Democracy | No | – | |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Democracy | No | – |
Questions
- How often is “Democracy” said on The Last Word?
- As of Oct 24, 2026, “Democracy” was said on The Last Word in 5 of 9 episodes with a settled Kalshi mention market since Feb 13, 2026 (56%), most recently on Oct 7, 2026.
- What is the probability “Democracy” is said on The Last Word next time?
- 52%, from settlement history (n=9). It is a base rate from history, not a forecast and not advice.
- Who has to say it for the market to count?
- Under the next market's rule: named speaker only.
Cite parrot.markets, “The Last Word: ‘Democracy’ mention history”, as of Oct 24, 2026, https://parrot.markets/news/the-last-word/words/democracy (CC BY 4.0)
Agents: this page as TSV at /api/v1/word?entity=the-last-word&word=democracy · quotes: /api/v1/quotes?entity=the-last-word&word=… · columnar JSON in #parrot-data · llms.txt · MCP