Can We Trust Polls?

Can we depend on polls? Is a blue wave really coming? A caller asked about the polls for this 2026 general election and we answered! Presented by beehiiv: Episode five of ‘What’s Your Source?’ Check out beehiiv at beehiiv.com/dave and use DAVE30 for 30% off of 3 months We want to answer your questions about what you’re seeing in your news feed. Call this number and leave a voicemail: (913) 601-7086. The subject for next episode is picked every Friday morning, so call in now! Become a paid member to get episodes a day early AND get a free Harry’s kit: www.LNI.media/harrys #harryspartner Hosted by Dave Jorgenson Executive Producers: Micah Gelman, Dave Jorgenson, Lauren Saks, Felipe Torres Medina Writers: Carley Moseley, Felipe Torres Medina, Chris Vazquez Editing: Ross Godwin Graphics: Sarah Hashemi Research and Producing: Carley Moseley, Katherine Shen and Chris Vazquez Music: APM — You can listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RUPj0JjUd6flvOLfJDlDO or Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-your-source/id6811936358 or wherever you get your podcasts! https://rss.beehiiv.com/podcasts/01a09217-4da5-7d7b-8fe0-554edc39f0a6.xml Sources https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/elections/polls-accuracy-primaries-midterms.html https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/10/midterm-polls-error/688922/#SELECTION-611.0-611.34 https://www.npr.org/2026/10/09/nx-s1-5995525/political-polls-are-everywhere-how-much-can-they-predict-about-november wapo.st/4yM3wCe https://www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2024/09/11/pew-research-centers-tips-for-journalists-covering-polls-during-election-season-and-beyond/ https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=3e6ea178-de03-4c61-b477-8ed92a236809