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The fake poll epidemic
No. 412 | August 21, 2026
📉 No one should be surprised at the rise of fake polls
In a week, we’ve gone from inaccurate polls to completely fabricated ones. “Median Strategies,” which got its “polls” reported by major media outlets an...
Why Senate polling is always worse in summer
For four cycles in a row, the polls have overestimated Democrats. Here’s what history shows us happens next.
Current polling looks good for Democrats in many red states they’d need to flip control of the chamber. That includes a recent Fox...
What happened in Michigan?
No. 411 | August 7, 2026
🗳️ Michigan’s Senate primary was a win for El-Sayed but a disaster for pollsters
The highly-anticipated Michigan Democratic primary ended up in a photo finish between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens. The pre...
The incredible shrinking swing seat
Black turnout rose post-Callais, what Dems need in the House & Senate, special election eras, rethinking Latinos, Echelon trends, defining the elites, free markets over capitalism, the Jones Act
No. 410 | July 31, 2026
Poor college grads vs. rich non-grads
The turn against data centers, midterm forecasts come online, D+4 party ID, where people still live in their birth state, EV is lost on the Brits, where campaign money eats, the dream job
👫 Poor college grads vs. rich non-grads
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