U.S.POLL WATCH

Axios: pollsters fear a polling error could flip Congress

“Axios reports poll after poll spells trouble for Republican candidates, in purple states and deep-red ones alike.” — Rex "Two-Point" Gridley, on air

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley, Chip Darnell and Brock Thunderson on The Tailgate
Published 8:55 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAxios reports poll after poll spells trouble for Republican candidates, in purple states and deep-red ones alike.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDemocrats see a blue wave coming! Some Republicans see a polling mirage!
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA mirage. In October. Proper desert weather, that.
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe worry, per Axios, is that pollsters are flying partly blind.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBlind?
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorEven a modest polling error could decide whether Republicans keep Congress, or President Trump faces Democratic majorities in both chambers.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI've been wrong on a forecast. Nobody gave me a Senate.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo it's a game where the scoreboard might be off by a field goal!
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd both sides are already arguing the refs are broken.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistBoth sides.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWe'll know when the clock hits zero in November!
Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorUntil then, every poll is a pregame prediction. Nobody's kicked yet.