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Heh. Like 2022's bogus Red Wave, he's probably vibe-surfing on another mythical undulation. Inaccurate polls are rife during POTUS election years like 2016 and 2024, thanks to what he suggests along with the intense bias that the whole apparatus has against Trump. But not the midterms. While candidates who usually depend entirely on GOP voter strength could survive it, Trump has thoroughly alienated the "unreliable vote" that some vulnerable local politicians might otherwise have received (fickle independents and non-loyal registered members of parties). Any luck would lie with the latter being so disgusted overall with both sides that they stay home rather than being driven to the Dems by the consequences of Trump's war.
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Mike Johnson calls polls showing large Democratic leads 'wrong'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli...461520007/
INTRO: With only a week before the midterm elections and as some polls are noting that Republicans could be falling behind Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is expressing confidence in his party’s chances.
During an Oct. 25 appearance on Fox News, the Louisiana Congressman said he believed polls showing large Democratic leads were "wrong," as they underestimate the GOP and its voters.
"Republicans are no longer responding to polls," he told host Shannon Bream. "I've been in 21 states, 39 districts just in the last three weeks... and we're having hundreds of people turn out for these events (and) it's an excitement level like 2024. When I'm in these big arenas, Shannon, I ask for hands, 'show me your hand if you've answered a poll in the last six months,' and there will be like three hands among 300 people. I'm telling you these polls are off, all of them, because they're using faulty analysis."
Johnson’s comments come as Republicans continue to trail Democrats in various polls released in the past week.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Oct. 26, Democrats held a nine percentage point lead over the GOP among likely voters. That large lead comes amid growing frustration with President Donald Trump’s economy, with only 25% of respondents approving of the president's economic performance... (MORE - details)
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Mike Johnson calls polls showing large Democratic leads 'wrong'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli...461520007/
INTRO: With only a week before the midterm elections and as some polls are noting that Republicans could be falling behind Democrats, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, is expressing confidence in his party’s chances.
During an Oct. 25 appearance on Fox News, the Louisiana Congressman said he believed polls showing large Democratic leads were "wrong," as they underestimate the GOP and its voters.
"Republicans are no longer responding to polls," he told host Shannon Bream. "I've been in 21 states, 39 districts just in the last three weeks... and we're having hundreds of people turn out for these events (and) it's an excitement level like 2024. When I'm in these big arenas, Shannon, I ask for hands, 'show me your hand if you've answered a poll in the last six months,' and there will be like three hands among 300 people. I'm telling you these polls are off, all of them, because they're using faulty analysis."
Johnson’s comments come as Republicans continue to trail Democrats in various polls released in the past week.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Oct. 26, Democrats held a nine percentage point lead over the GOP among likely voters. That large lead comes amid growing frustration with President Donald Trump’s economy, with only 25% of respondents approving of the president's economic performance... (MORE - details)