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Republicans Believe the Polls, Even if You Don’t

October 15, 2026 · 8:08 am ET · Leave a Comment

Dan Pfeiffer: “I don’t know a single Democrat—not a political operative, elected official, activist, or Message Box reader—who feels anything but trepidation about the polls. Everyone is so worried about having their hearts broken that if you talk about the unrelenting run of good polls, people around you knock on wood or tell you to lay off the hopium…”

“But here’s the thing: even if Democrats don’t believe the polls, Republicans clearly do. Just follow the money. If you track how the various Republican Super PACs are spending their money, you can see that their polls are showing a big blue wave bordering on a tsunami.”

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