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Polling experts hail ‘great night’ after correctly calling most key US midterm election races

By Anna Betts in New York Nov 5, 2026, 3:00 am76 pts
Accuracy of US polling came into sharp focus after Trump outperformed polls in 2016, 2020 and 2024 Political polling experts hailed a “great night” for the industry after surveys accurately foresaw much of the Democratic blue wave that swept across the US in midterm elections. In only a handful…

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