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Scarborough doubts Stevens' endorsement will change Michigan's Senate result

Morning Joe moves from criticism of her Republican endorsement to a harder question: how much confidence should anyone place in the final Senate polls?

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0:00Scarborough criticizes Stevens' Rogers endorsement, focusing on rhetoric he describes as Islamophobic.
1:42The panel considers Democratic reactions; Scarborough says he doesn't expect the endorsement to change the result.
4:54Brzezinski presents Times/Siena polling showing Democratic leads in several battleground Senate races.
7:01Scarborough questions polling reliability as the panel discusses past errors and reported Republican concerns.
10:02Heilemann examines the poll's methodology and explains why late electoral movement still matters.

Joe Scarborough sharply criticizes Haley Stevens' decision to back Republican Mike Rogers, but he separates his objection from his electoral prediction: he doesn't think the endorsement will make a difference.

That distinction drives the opening of MS NOW's new Morning Joe segment, which has drawn nearly a quarter-million views in its first four hours. Stevens lost Michigan's Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed before endorsing his Republican opponent. Scarborough objects particularly to what he describes as Rogers' Islamophobic rhetoric.

The discussion adds a broader electoral question to the endorsement fallout: whether Democrats' apparent strength in the final polls will translate into Senate seats.

Mika Brzezinski introduces New York Times/Siena College polling that shows Democratic candidates ahead in seven battleground states, including El-Sayed in Michigan. But Scarborough isn't treating those leads as a result already delivered. "I have stated time and time again that I don't believe polls, I don't trust polls," he says.

Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei and MS NOW analyst John Heilemann join the conversation about past polling errors and Republican strategists' reported private concerns. Heilemann examines the Times/Siena methodology and argues that late movement remains important: "The truest thing we know in politics is that often in these elections you see a late break."

For viewers coming for the Stevens discussion, the polling review begins around five minutes in. The closer examination of how much weight to give that poll comes after ten minutes.

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