That Polling Miss in Michigan Reveals a Huge Problem
That Polling Miss in Michigan Reveals a Huge Problem David Strom 4:40 PM | August 06, 2026 AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Yesterday I took a stab at why the pollsters were so far off on the Michigan Senate race. I think it was a pretty good first stab at explaining the issue, and no doubt there will be a lot of focus on the issue by people more competent than I to explain how the pollsters got things so wrong. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); So I asked my friend-through-X, Scott Rasmussen, what he thought, and he was kind enough to give some insight into the issue.
- ▪That Polling Miss in Michigan Reveals a Huge Problem David Strom 4:40 PM | August 06, 2026 AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Yesterday I took a stab at why the pollsters were so far off on the Michigan Senate race.
- ▪I think it was a pretty good first stab at explaining the issue, and no doubt there will be a lot of focus on the issue by people more competent than I to explain how the pollsters got things so wrong.
- ▪Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); So I asked my friend-through-X, Scott Rasmussen, what he thought, and he was kind enou
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That Polling Miss in Michigan Reveals a Huge Problem David Strom 4:40 PM | August 06, 2026 AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Yesterday I took a stab at why the pollsters were so far off on the Michigan Senate race. I think it was a pretty good first stab at explaining the issue, and no doubt there will be a lot of focus on the issue by people more competent than I to explain how the pollsters got things so wrong. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); So I asked my friend-through-X, Scott Rasmussen, what he thought, and he was kind enough to give some insight into the issue.
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