Why angry ex-Trumpers could be skewing midterm polls
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today we go full-on polling nerd to look at one issue that could be overestimating support for Democrats. But don’t get carried away — Republicans are still likely to take a beating. Plus, the bookmakers are coming for Katie Zacharia after her first White House briefing.
TL;DR
- In 2024, a surge of cheap online polls affected election predictions.
- These polls underestimated Donald Trump's final margin of victory.
- The accuracy of these polling methods was called into question.