Fox News Host Questions Poll Accuracy Showing Harris in Lead

Fox News host Jesse Watters has voiced skepticism regarding recent polling that indicates Vice President Kamala Harris is leading in key battleground states. Watters, a prominent figure on the network, suggested that pollsters are "dramatically oversampling Democrats" and manipulating data to obscure the true results. His comments follow a New York Times/Siena College poll showing Harris with a four-point advantage in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, which the Trump campaign has criticized for allegedly not including enough Trump voters. Experts, however, have defended the methodology of the Times/Siena poll. Dr. Andrew Crosby, a survey methodology expert, stated that the poll is one of the most reliable available, countering claims from the Trump campaign that the sample was flawed. He emphasized that party identification is a more accurate metric than self-reported past voting, as individuals may forget or misrepresent their voting history. In response to the Trump campaign's criticisms, the New York Times reiterated the importance of their methodology, arguing that relying solely on past voting could lead to inaccuracies. Dr. Costas Panagopoulous, a political science professor, noted that the Trump organization did not contest polls when they showed him in the lead, highlighting a potential bias in their current stance. Overall, while Watters and the Trump campaign question the validity of the polling data, experts maintain that the methodology employed is sound and representative of the electorate.