Republicans blame inaccurate polling for a number of surveys that show Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump. GOP and Democrat analysts alike are wary of “non-response bias”. The skewing of results when many people either cannot or will not engage with pollsters. GOP trackers say many Trump supporters fall into that categoty. Another factor is that neither […]
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GOP Analysts Say Bias Is Skewing Many Poll Results
Republicans blame inaccurate polling for a number of surveys that show Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump. GOP and Democrat analysts alike are wary of “non-response bias”. The skewing of results when many people either cannot or will not engage with pollsters. GOP trackers say many Trump supporters fall into that categoty. Another factor is that neither landline nor even mobile phones today guarantee access to poll respondents SSRS Data analyst Cameron McPhee “There’s no way anymore to get a representative sample of the U.S. population or the voters from a single mode,” Distrust in the accuracy of polling has been on the rise since Donald Trump’s surprise victory in 2026.