{"id":2690351,"date":"2026-10-23T18:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-host-questions-texas-polling-that-favors-james-talarico\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T18:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:15:58","slug":"ms-now-host-questions-texas-polling-that-favors-james-talarico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-host-questions-texas-polling-that-favors-james-talarico\/","title":{"rendered":"MS NOW Host Questions Texas Polling That Favors James Talarico"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fms-now-host-questions-texas-polling-that-favors-james-talarico%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=2690351&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 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><\/p>\n<p>MS NOW anchor Katy Tur admitted Thursday that she is \u201cmore skeptical\u201d of Texas midterm polling that puts Rep. James Talarico ahead of Attorney General Ken Paxton.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-status=\"hidden\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MS NOW\u2019s Katy Tur Says She\u2019s \u201cMore Skeptical\u201d of Texas Midterm Polling After Her Trip to Texas https:\/\/t.co\/wLaIhfUteK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OpenSourceZone\/status\/2113406854118223962?\">October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to a Mediaite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/ms-nows-katy-tur-says-shes-more-skeptical-of-texas-midterm-polling-after-her-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, Puck News co-founder Peter Hamby appeared on the Oct. 22 episode of \u201cThe Moment with Katy Tur\u201d to discuss the Democrat-favorable survey results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this just a product of pollsters really not wanting to be wrong and trying to invent ways to say, \u2018We could be wrong, maybe it\u2019s this\u2019?\u201d Tur asked.<\/p>\n<p>Hamby replied, \u201cYeah, I mean, that would be what pollsters and data folks call herding.\u201d He\u00a0 explained it could be \u201cpollsters, not great ones probably, directing their polls to align with the news cycle and sentiment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then pointed to an October Echelon <a href=\"https:\/\/puck.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/October-2026-Voter-Omnibus-Topline-Puck.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> that asked 1,010 likely voters whether they think their neighbors will vote Democrat or Republican in the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you ask the question, \u2018Who do you think your neighbor or your social circle is going to vote for?\u2019 The results are actually closer to the final outcome of the election,\u201d\u00a0Hamby said.<\/p>\n<p>The Echelon numbers had a \u201cthree-point lead for Republicans when [they] factored in the neighbor question,\u201d Hamby reported, immediately qualifying that \u201cthis is not bulletproof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think anyone really thinks that Republicans have a three-point lead on the generic ballot, but it does suggest that these races could be closer than some of the polls are showing,\u201d Hamby said, citing a Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/talarico-leads-paxton-new-poll-early-voting-continues-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> of 969 likely voters that placed Talarico four points ahead of Paxton.<\/p>\n<p>Tur jumped in, doubtful of the Fox News numbers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in Texas, and I\u2019m a little more skeptical of the polling in Texas, having been there, because I did just get a lot of \u2018I\u2019m going to vote for the team,&#8217;\u201d Tur said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he polling, or the Republican impulse, is so deeply ingrained in Texas,\u201d she explained: \u201cit feels like it\u2019s hard to break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Texas Democrat hasn\u2019t won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/election\/texas-democrat-statewide-senate-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statewide election<\/a> since 1994, yet Hamby countered, saying the race could be close. \u201cThese are jump-ball races,\u201d he said, urging Democrats:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t trust the polls \u2026 you just have to run through the tape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes immediately after this week\u2019s Wedgewood Polling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/polling-group-trusted-mainstream-outlets-admits-polls-fake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scandal<\/a>, when a highly cited polling company was revealed on Wednesday to have fabricated survey results.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged purpose of the dishonesty was \u201cto demonstrate the vulnerabilities, lack of oversight, and overall low barrier to entry in the modern political polling industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nate Silver, one of the country\u2019s most popular polling personalities, noted in a social media post that the Wedgewood numbers showed a small but consistent bias toward Democrats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We removed Wedgewood \u201cpolls\u201d from our database, will write more about that tonight\/tomorrow. These polls tended to be ~1 point more favorable for Ds than the consensus. Biggest change in MI (El-Sayed goes from +3.6 to +3.0) but that also reflects the Marist AES +2 being added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NateSilver538\/status\/2112920728362197087?\">October 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In August, another phony polling firm that called itself Median Strategies also admitted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-08-17\/poll-showing-bass-leading-raman-by-double-digits-was-bogus-company-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> that it had fabricated its numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. 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