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Election 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.

wired.com · 2026-10-02

Nearly 200 election deniers on midterm ballots, watchdog group finds

States United Action, a nonpartisan election-protection nonprofit, has identified 197 candidates who have denied or questioned the legitimacy of past election results running in congressional and statewide races across 43 states this November. The list includes a sitting member of Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 results, a former state legislator who blended QAnon theories into election denial, and local officials pushing unsubstantiated noncitizen-voting claims.

wired.com · 2026-09-17