{"id":2616483,"date":"2026-06-19T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/news-outlet-caves-to-democratic-senate-candidate-kills-poll-that-makes-her-look-bad\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T21:36:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T01:36:54","slug":"news-outlet-caves-to-democratic-senate-candidate-kills-poll-that-makes-her-look-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/news-outlet-caves-to-democratic-senate-candidate-kills-poll-that-makes-her-look-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"News Outlet Caves to Democratic Senate Candidate, Kills Poll That Makes Her Look Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnews-outlet-caves-to-democratic-senate-candidate-kills-poll-that-makes-her-look-bad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent controversy has emerged in Michigan&#8217;s Democratic primary race. A poll conducted by Mitchell research &#038; Communications showed that candidate Mallory McMorrow only had 6% support, significantly lower than her main competitors-Dr.Abdul El-sayed with 42% and U.S. Rep. Haley Stephens with 33%. This poll faced suspicion and backlash after McMorrow\u2019s campaign questioned its validity, especially since it showed her support as markedly absent across demographics, including in her home county. Campaign officials claimed undue pressure was applied by McMorrow\u2019s team to prevent the poll from being published, alleging that responses might have been manipulated due to the survey&#8217;s methodology. The pollster confirmed that McMorrow\u2019s campaign exerted strong influence on the decision not to release the results.Notably, polling experts like Nate Silver criticized the decision to withhold the poll, viewing it as problematic amid the high-stakes Senate race in Michigan. The race&#8217;s outcome is especially important as it could influence control of the Senate,with Republican candidate Mike Rogers viewed as the likely GOP nominee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The already-dramatic Democratic primary contest in Michigan just got a new plot twist.<\/p>\n<p>A poll run on behalf of a news outlet ended up getting killed from coverage after complaints from the third-place candidate\u2019s campaign, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/17\/mcmorrow-michigan-senate-poll-00965924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And one of the nation\u2019s best-known pollsters has gone public with his contempt for the decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY: \u201cA prominent Michigan pollster is accusing state Sen. Mallory McMorrow\u2019s Senate campaign of pressuring a state capitol news outlet into killing a survey of the heated Democratic primary.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nHok4HLAMW\">https:\/\/t.co\/nHok4HLAMW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GGLsdUHagz\">pic.twitter.com\/GGLsdUHagz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2067385121452306662?\">June 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Washington Beltway-based Politico reported Wednesday that state Sen. Mallory McMorrow\u2019s campaign raised serious questions about the poll\u2019s results with Michigan Information &#038; Research Service, a news outlet that covers the state\u2019s lawmakers in Lansing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understandable that any campaign might object to a poll that shows its candidates with single-digit support \u2014 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/f\/?id=0000019e-d731-d4f4-a9fe-d7b975b70000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll in question<\/a> had McMorrow at only 6 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The race\u2019s two leaders, meanwhile, were \u201cDr.\u201d Abdul El-Sayed \u2014 a far-left progressive endorsed by socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders and a candidate who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-doctor-dem-physician-running-senate-hot-water-even-lib-reporters-question-mysterious-past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >made potentially questionable claims<\/a><\/a> to being a physician \u2014 and U.S. Rep. Haley Stephens, a more establishment pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/schumer-says-haley-stevens-has-best-chance-in-michigan-what-polls-show-12060462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who has been endorsed<\/a> by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed had 42 percent support, according to the poll. Stevens had 33 percent.<\/p>\n<p>With the Aug. 4 state primary date fast approaching, the McMorrow team hit back hard.<\/p>\n<p>According to Politico, the campaign approached Michigan Information &#038; Research Service with serious questions about the poll\u2019s findings \u2014 beyond the dismal showing of the candidate herself \u2014 the only Caucasian among the three serious contenders.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Politico reported, the poll found zero percent of black voters saying they were undecided. Stevens, a black woman, dominated in that demographic with 69 percent, according to the poll, while El-Sayed, the son of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynewsegypt.com\/2017\/03\/05\/617293\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Egyptian immigrants<\/a>, brought in 31 percent.<\/p>\n<p>It also found Stevens with only 5 percent support in Oakland County, her home base, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Melinn, a news editor with Michigan Information &#038; Research Service, told Politico the news outlet abandoned coverage of the poll after hearing from McMorrow\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said he first talked to other pollsters about concerns about the poll\u2019s findings. He said they agreed there was a problem.<\/p>\n<p>MIRS didn\u2019t run with the poll, Melinn told Politico, \u201cbecause I didn\u2019t feel comfortable with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pollster behind the survey, Steve Mitchell of Mitchell Research &#038; Communications, told Politico that McMorrow\u2019s campaign put \u201cintense pressure\u201d on MIRS not to run with the poll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe poll, in the eyes of the McMorrow campaign, understated their support,\u201d Mitchell, whose firm Mitchell Research &#038; Communications conducted and paid for the poll, told Politico. \u201cAnd they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miss-south-africa-wins-2nd-runner-up-at-miss-universe-after-defying-anti-israel-bds-campaign\/\" title=\"Miss South Africa Wins 2nd ...ner-up at Miss Universe After Defying Anti-Israel BDS ...\">put intense pressure<\/a> on MIRS, and therefore MIRS decided that they weren\u2019t going to run the survey. That\u2019s their decision, and I support their decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One potential area of concern was the method used to solicit responses. According to Politico, the poll relied on the technique known as \u201ctext to web,\u201d in which potential respondents are contacted by text. If they are participating in the survey, they go to a link included in the text to fill out their answers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Politico, McMorrow\u2019s campaign said that it opened the door to text recipients abusing the link, either by participating in the poll numerous times or passing the link on to others who aren\u2019t part of the initial polling survey. That could have polluted the results.<\/p>\n<p>However, Nate Silver, founder of the polling website <a href=\"https:\/\/data.fivethirtyeight.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiveThirtyEight<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/famed-pollster-rips-failed-state-californias-weeks-long-vote-counts-example-learned-helplessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a national voice<\/a> when it comes to political polling, published a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X Wednesday, excoriating the MIRS decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This sucks, McMorrow\u2019s campaign has sucked, and it\u2019s a completely indefensible decision by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MIRSnews?\">@MIRSnews<\/a> not to run the poll. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GXZHbsernC\">pic.twitter.com\/GXZHbsernC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NateSilver538\/status\/2067402552790884788?\">June 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sucks, McMorrow\u2019s campaign has sucked, and it\u2019s a completely indefensible decision by @MIRSnews not to run the poll,\u201d Silver wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The stakes go beyond the Michigan Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>With the Senate seat being open this year by the retirement of Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat, it\u2019s viewed as an opportunity for a Republican challenger to win \u2014 and the GOP to pick up another seat in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Rogers, a Republican former U.S. representative in Michigan with the backing of President Donald Trump, has been described by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4582644\/gop-mike-rogers-edges-dems-battling-michigan-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a> as the \u201cpresumptive GOP nominee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whatever candidate emerges from the Democratic Party\u2019s primary will be standing in Rogers\u2019 way toward flipping the seat for Trump\u2019s party \u2014 in a state that\u2019s a crucial front in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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