{
  "id": 2249395,
  "title": "Why primary polls appear to be so inaccurate this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/why-primary-polls-appear-to-be-so-inaccurate-this-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-primary-polls-appear-to-be-so-inaccurate-this-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Results in some high-profile races this primary season have differed greatly from public opinion polls. In the Michigan Senate Democratic primary, progressive Abdul El-Sayed had double-digit leads in polling but won over Haley Stevens by just one point. Lisa Desjardins and Courtney Kennedy of Ipsos discussed the recent results that were at odds with polling.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}