Failed Senate Candidate Says Fake Poll 'Killed' Her Campaign
Summary
Mallory McMorrow, a Michigan state senator and former Democratic Senate candidate, said a fake poll hurt her campaign and caused her to lose support. The poll, later admitted to be mostly made up by Wedgewood Polls, showed her far behind other candidates and losing against Republican Mike Rogers.Key Facts
- McMorrow ran in the Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Gary Peters.
- A poll by Wedgewood Polls in late June showed McMorrow with only 9% support in the primary, much lower than her competitors.
- The fake poll also showed her losing to Republican Mike Rogers in a general election scenario.
- McMorrow ended her campaign on July 5 but remained on the ballot.
- Wedgewood Polls admitted in October that most of its polls were not based on real survey data.
- Researchers found evidence suggesting the Wedgewood poll data was fabricated.
- McMorrow said the fake poll led to fewer donations and pressure from reporters to drop out.
- News outlets, including Newsweek, had published stories based on Wedgewood’s false polls and later retracted or corrected them.
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