YIKES: Politico Admits They Promoted the Fake Wedgewood Polls

Newsbusters ^ | October 24, 2026 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

Politico admitted on Thursday that they were scammed by the fake Wedgewood polls, as you can read in a story by Andrew Howard, "How a fake pollster may have moved some 2026 elections."

Well, congratulations to Politico for that admission, but was this merely a modified limited hangout on their part? Of all the polls that Wedgewood Polls conducted, only ONE (Nebraska gubernatorial and Senate races) was valid. The rest were completely FAKE. So did Politico perform due diligence by checking the underlying data?

Here is the partial admission by Politico, which does not mention the due diligence of fact-checking the polls or of basing its stories on fake polls, whether by Wedgewood or other sources:

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[PJ-Comix]

And Politico still has NOT learned its lesson because AFTER this admission they promoted another Senate candidate (Kansas) who was FRAUDULENTLY boosted by Wedgewood polls. Your Humble Correspondent might soon have a story out on that.

[humblegunner]

Your Humble Correspondent might soon have a story out on that.

Since when are you humble?

Thanks for the clickbait warning though.

[pepsi_junkie]

Politico is as biased as those polls. The only lesson they learned was don’t get caught, and if you do then pretend you are sorry and keep on doing it.

[Jacquerie]

Polls are intended to persuade voters.

If a fake poll reported by the New York Times actually makes a leading candidate drop out of a Senate primary— isn’t that the worst kind of election interference? If not, then what is?

So you would think fake polls should alarm corporate media, since they represent a clear and present danger to democracy, a threat of the first order and the most immediate and dangerous kind of election interference imaginable?

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/paradoxically-saturday-october-24

[devane617]

,,,and I thought you were dead

[CFW]

Speaking of elections......

Can DOJ ask for extra verification to ensure that 20,000 identified non-citizens don't illegally vote? A serious panel of Judges Bennett (Trump), Bumatay (Trump), and Sung (Biden) have set a super expedited schedule. Oral argument on Sunday?

The 9th Circuit will hear remote oral argument via Zoom tomorrow at 1 PM Pacific in USA vs. State of CA, the case regarding mail ballots sent to 20k "likely noncitizens." Arguments will last 1 hr - 30 minutes for each side.

[Texas Eagle]

Scammed! Ha haaaaaas! Yeah. Right.

[Pamlico]

Welcome back! I have missed your posts.

[PJ-Comix]

Welcome back! I have missed your posts.

Yes, isn't it wuuuunderful to have the Chinless Wonder back who NEVER engages on any thread about the actual issues at hand. Instead he works out his mental issues for all the world to see. Please point out to us WHEN he ever got into a discussion of the ISSUES being discussed on this forum rather than acting like a child constantly knocking the table over because he didn't want to play Monopoly. Care to point out just ONE of his posts that had anything do with the subject of the thread rather than him working out his mental issues?

The clinical term for his mental condition is JERK.

[humblegunner]

Oh, dear brother Peejay.
You seem very angry. It seems that YOU are the one
working out his mental issues, which is a good step.

I applaud your efforts at self improvement.
You have a long way to go but at least you are trying.

While you’re at it, you might also look into improving your hygiene.

Both of these efforts might one day help you to find a job.