Election Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’

Election Deniers Think the GOP’s Terrible Midterm Polling Is a ‘Psyop’. Dozens and dozens of high profile MAGA influencers and pundits have weighed in. “The laughable fake polls are rolling out,” Catturd posted on X.
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