Coverage dated September 28, 2026

"Psyop": The right-wing media figures claiming that midterm polls are designed to suppress conservative turnout

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As recent polling shows Republicans in serious danger of losing their congressional majorities, some in right-wing media are responding by claiming the polls are deliberately showing dismal GOP support in order to suppress Republican voter turnout, with some calling the polls a “psyop.

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Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts tells Fox that midterm election polling is a "psyop ... to depress conservative turnout" (opens Media Matters for America)
Published Sep 28, 2026
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"Psyop": The right-wing media figures claiming that midterm polls are designed to suppress conservative turnout (opens Media Matters for America)
Published Sep 28, 2026
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As recent polling shows Republicans in serious danger of losing their congressional majorities, some in right-wing media are responding by claiming the polls are deliberately showing dismal GOP support in order to suppress Republican voter turnout, with some calling the polls a “psyop.