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What’s wrong with political polls these days?

Pollsters now need far more contacts and larger samples as response rates fall and weighting grows more complex, researchers said.

I haven’t seen a news story about a political poll in recent years that wasn’t heckled for its sample size, crosstabs or bias. The identity of the hecklers depends largely on whose candidate comes out looking worse.

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  • 50% of the sources are Center, 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right

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Grand Haven Tribune broke the news on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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