Cohen's midterm update puts Senate toss-ups and polling doubts together

Inside Elections' Jacob Rubashkin explains a wave of ratings changes favoring Democrats, then addresses why favorable polls still deserve scrutiny.

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BREAKING: HUGE ELECTION UPDATE on midterms

Almost every race-rating change Jacob Rubashkin brings to Brian Tyler Cohen's interview points in the same direction: toward Democrats. But Cohen also asks the question that makes those projections useful rather than merely reassuring: how much confidence should anyone place in the polls behind them?

Rubashkin, deputy editor of Inside Elections, says all but one of its 64 adjustments favored Democrats across House, Senate and gubernatorial contests. His Senate projection puts North Carolina, Ohio and Texas moving toward Democrats, with Maine, Iowa, Alaska and Kansas rated as toss-ups. Under that projection, he says, Democrats need to win one of those toss-ups to secure a Senate majority.

The conversation also looks beyond the major-party nominees. Among the independent Senate candidates discussed, Rubashkin singles out Nebraska's Dan Osborn as the one he thinks has a strong chance of winning. He also sees possible Democratic gubernatorial gains in Iowa, Alaska and Ohio.

Cohen's questions about past polling misses give the interview its necessary second half. Rubashkin explains how non-response bias can distort a survey when the people who answer differ from those who do not. He discusses low-quality and fabricated polls, and argues that pollsters may prefer to err on the conservative side rather than appear too favorable to Democrats.

His practical warning is straightforward: polling that seems implausibly good or bad for your preferred side deserves a closer look.

For viewers deciding what to watch first on election night, Rubashkin finishes with early House contests in Virginia and Florida. He identifies those races as potential clues to the national picture, turning Cohen's broad midterm update into a more specific viewing guide.

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