'Absolute scumbags': US Democrats rage after a pollster that boosted far-left midterm candidates admits faking its surveys
The fake polls reportedly helped Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, and those behind them called the stunt 'far too easy'. The pollster is now scrambling ahead of a looming investigation into its whole operation. The scandal has reignited questions over trust in surveys before the midterms.
Former Senate hopeful Mallory McMorrow erupted, saying 'it was treated like a game'.
It is not the first fake poll favouring Democrats this midterm season.
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