Polls

The crown jewel of this operation was a Los Angeles poll showing Mayor Karen Bass leading City Council member Nithya Raman by nearly 12 points. It...

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: A poll from Median Strategies roiled the Los Angeles mayoral race earlier this month, showing Mayor Karen Bass with an 11 point lead over challenger Nithya Raman. The results were cited by several media outlets, and were touted by the Bass campaign before the poll was exposed as fake. Political data expert Paul Mitchell joined us to talk about how junk polls, paid influencers and strategic gaming of prediction markets can distort perceptions about a campaign. Continue reading the full article: Capitol Weekly Original article: https://capitolweekly.net/gaming-the-system-podcast/

A poll released earlier this month claiming Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had a wide lead over Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman in the...