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Political polls are everywhere, how much can they predict about November?

NPR | By Domenico Montanaro
Published October 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM CDT

Midterm election polls are everywhere but how much can one data point tell about who will win in November?

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Domenico Montanaro is a senior political editor/correspondent for the Washington Desk
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