A warning from Pew: The 2026 midterms will be uniquely difficult for…

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSenator, Pew says the twenty twenty-six midterms will be uniquely difficult for polls, and that makes it harder for voters to know what's going on.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDid you see this coming?

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   Senator Ignatius BoulangerI've always said polls were unreliable, Vera, and frankly Pew is finally catching up to me. Credit where it's due.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAlways? Last spring you told a rally your poll numbers were, quote, the voice of the people.

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   Senator Ignatius BoulangerThose were good polls, and the bad ones are the pollsters' fault.

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   Senator Ignatius BoulangerI've always said that a poll is only as honest as the person who asks the question, and I'm the one who asks.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. If polls are this hard to trust, why are you holding one up?

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   Senator Ignatius BoulangerThis is my approval chart, and I've always said it's a little low because the pollsters are stuck in the past. The pie is mostly the wrong color.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe wrong color.

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    Senator Ignatius BoulangerI've always said the wrong color is a statistical error. Anyone who disagrees with it simply wasn't surveyed correctly.