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Biggest Polling Misses of the 2026 Midterm Elections

1 source1 article First seen 9 hours ago Updated 9 hours ago United States Truth score 40

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Summary

Final polling averages understated several Democratic victories, with the largest errors reaching more than nine points.

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Newsweek Center Factuality: Mostly factual US 9 hours ago
Biggest Polling Misses of the 2026 Midterm Elections
Final polling averages understated several Democratic victories, with the largest errors reaching more than nine points.

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Truth score

40/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 70/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Centre 100%100%

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Centre: 1
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 70/100 (Mostly factual)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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