EXPLAINED: Pollsters do their autopsy | Rare Historical Photos

A word from the pollsters: In the most recent round of primary results, polls basically indicated that Francesca Hong had the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary on lock, when she did not (as we learned yesterday). Other polls had indicated that Abdul El-Sayed, a far-left progressive running in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, might not do so well—but he managed a victory last week. So what's going on here?

I am calling for a total and complete shutdown of primary polling in the Midwestern United States until we can figure out what the hell is going on. https://t.co/Wm6TwTuaUG

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 12, 2026