GoKawiilElection deniers call GOP's weak midterm polling a 'psyop'
Prominent election-denial figures, including Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts and online personality Catturd, are dismissing polls showing poor Republican midterm prospects as fabricated efforts to suppress conservative turnout. Trump has reportedly called polls fake 39 times since returning to office, per Media Matters for America, as multiple surveys show his approval at historic lows and Democrats leading Senate races in states he won in 2024. Reuters reported Republicans are now spending money defending races previously considered safe.
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The pattern mirrors Trump's long-standing unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, suggesting a strategy of discrediting unfavorable data rather than addressing it substantively. If GOP candidates and donors act on the belief that polling is fake, it could affect campaign resource allocation and voter mobilization ahead of November. The rhetoric also risks further eroding public trust in polling and electoral institutions broadly.
- Heritage Foundation's Kevin Roberts called midterm polling a 'psyop' to suppress conservative turnout.
- Trump has dismissed polls as fake 39 times since returning to office, including 9 times in August alone.
- Reuters reports Republicans are now funding previously 'safe' races amid Democratic leads in several Senate contests.
Source: wired.com — David Gilbert, 2026-10-02
Published there as: “Election Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’”
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