This criticism follows an Oct. 19 survey of 511 registered voters that showed Democrat Annie Andrews leading Republican Graham Nordone 48.5% to 45.0% for U.S. Senate. The poll, which has a 4.8% margin of error, indicated ticket-splitting in a state Donald Trump won by 18 points, as Republican Wilson led Democrat Johnson 53.1% to 44.9% for governor. Separate data from Kalshi shows that Andrews' winning probability has risen to 18% from 12% at the end of September.
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VoteHub and FiftyPlusOne Dropped SC Pollster Over AI Respondents
US Politics1 day ago
The validity of current election projections in South Carolina has come under scrutiny due to the controversial history of the firm conducting the research. VoteHub and FiftyPlusOne stopped including The Public Sentiment Institute, which is run by the same team as On Point Polling, in June and August after the firm used AI-generated respondents. The company further diverges from standard industry practice by assigning undecided voters to candidates based on respondent similarity rather than the conventional method of pushing.
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