What Polls Do and Don’t Tell Us About the 2026 Midterms

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Original Load Date Nov. 3, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Last Updated Nov. 3, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
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**(CNN) —** Can the polls be trusted? It depends on what you’re trusting them to do. Even [ the most carefully conducted polls ][1] are imprecise snapshots of public opinion, not precision instruments — and when they’re pressed into predictive tools, they don’t always get it right. But while survey...