Failed Senate Candidate Says Fake Poll “Killed” Her Campaign

Ex-Senate hopeful erupts after pollster admits faking data: ‘It was treated like a game’

Wedgewood Polls was among several firms that released data during the 2026 Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate showing state Sen. Mallory McMorrow trailing her opponents by a wide margin and Abdul El-Sayed — the eventual nominee — well ahead of his chief rival, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Bir...

McMorrow says fake polling ‘experiment’ hurt campaign, eroded voter trust

Wedgewood Polls was among several firms that released data during the 2026 Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate showing state Sen. Mallory McMorrow trailing her opponents by a wide margin and Abdul El-Sayed — the eventual nominee

Failed Senate candidate says fake poll “killed” her campaign

Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow says a fabricated Wedgewood poll “killed” her 2026 Senate campaign as she calls for polling reform.

Dem who lost Michigan primary slams fake polling outlet as it admits it fabricated data

McMorrow was a leading candidate for the Michigan Democratic Senate nomination, but she dropped out before election day after polling showed her losing support.

New fake polling scandal riles Democrats ahead of midterm elections

Another fake polling scandal has hit less than two weeks before the midterm elections, ripping open old wounds about the Michigan Democratic Senate primary and renewing skepticism about pollsters as they increasingly forecast a blue wave on Nov. 3. An outfit called Wedgewood Polls released a statement on social media Tuesday acknowledging most of its […]