A message from Pew: The 2026 midterms will be uniquely difficult for polls

[u/madding_crowd_]

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/6145938-polling-challenges-election-turnout/amp/

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[u/walkingpartydog]

It's gotta be difficult to factor in how successful the Republicans attempt to cheat will be

[u/MathematicianSaved → u/walkingpartydog]

Keep talking like that and you might start sounding like the Democrat version of Trump with stolen elections and whatnot

[u/Melodic-Frosting-443]

This is going to come down to who is fucking motivated to get out and vote. If you actually give a fuck about the future of this country, you will get out there and vote. If not, you can fucking live with the consequences.

[u/wasted-degrees → u/Melodic-Frosting-443]

Some people seem to care deeply about this country not having a future. You can bet they’ll be voting. Every vote to cancel out one of theirs is helping.

[u/sircastor]

I feel like every election for the last 10 years has predicted things would go a certain way, only for them to go a different direction.

[u/Icy_Ratio6281]

The old CYA maneuver.

[u/snoo_spoo → u/[deleted]]

Midterms usually have fairly anemic turnout, but so many people are stressed about money and disgusted with the corruption and mad about the Iran war that we could see a bigger turnout than usual.

[u/Mobile_Leg1664]

By that logic, we cannot trust Pew Research to accurately guess whether polls will do good or bad.

[u/Tech_Philosophy]

Polling firms always have an excuse, don't they?