Election Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’
David GilbertPoliticsOct 2, 2026 6:00 AMElection Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’Dozens and dozens of high profile MAGA influencers and pundits have weighed in. “The laughable fake polls are rolling out.”For over a decade, Trump has claimed without evidence that American elections have been impacted by fraud. In the wake of his loss in 2020, an entire online community and ecosystem of election denial groups sprung up to push the baseless allegation that former president Joe Biden stole the election from Trump.
- ▪David GilbertPoliticsOct 2, 2026 6:00 AMElection Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’Dozens and dozens of high profile MAGA influencers and pundits have weighed in.
- ▪“The laughable fake polls are rolling out.”For over a decade, Trump has claimed without evidence that American elections have been impacted by fraud.
- ▪In the wake of his loss in 2020, an entire online community and ecosystem of election denial groups sprung up to push the baseless allegation that former president Joe Biden stole the election from Trump.
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David GilbertPoliticsOct 2, 2026 6:00 AMElection Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’Dozens and dozens of high profile MAGA influencers and pundits have weighed in. “The laughable fake polls are rolling out,” Catturd posted on X.Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyTaking their lead from president Donald Trump, election deniers have dismissed the GOP’s terrible polling numbers by claiming the polls themselves are fake, a psyop, or a ploy to stop Republicans from turning out to vote in November.Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, told Fox News that midterm election polling is a “psyop…to depress conservative turnout.”“The midterms are…
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