Key facts
- A Michigan pollster accused Elissa Slotkin's Senate campaign of suppressing an unfavorable poll.
- The pollster claims the campaign sought to prevent the release of negative data.
- The pollster alleged the campaign pressured a state capitol source.
- The pollster cited flawed polling methodology, including an open SurveyMonkey link allowing multiple votes.
- The pollster stood by the poll's methodology despite admitting to minor errors in the memo.
A Michigan pollster has accused the campaign of Elissa Slotkin, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, of attempting to suppress an unfavorable poll. The pollster claims that the Slotkin campaign actively sought to prevent the release of negative data from the survey and pressured a state capitol source. The pollster further alleged that the poll's methodology, which involved an open SurveyMonkey link sent via text, allowed for multiple votes and impacted the results, calling it "fundamental polling malpractice." The pollster stood by the poll and its methodology, citing a strong track record, though admitted to getting some details of the polling memo wrong.