Cornell Belcher: ‘The Polling Average Is Garbage’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MELBER Margin ░░░░░░░░ error margin calls tied ░░░░░░░░ in basically all the ░░░░░░░░ states Make it make ░░░░░░░░ Obama calls Cornell Belcher ░░░░░░░░ here Welcome back BELCHER ░░░░░░░░ for having me I ░░░░░░░░ going to be I ░░░░░░░░ going to be an ░░░░░░░░ person in this segment ░░░░░░░░ so first the polling ░░░░░░░░ the polling average is ░░░░░░░░ It s absolutely garbage ░░░░░░░░ know why Because over ░░░░░░░░ last couple of cycles ░░░░░░░░ mix in good polls ░░░░░░░░ really bad polls and ░░░░░░░░ If you go back ░░░░░░░░ 2022 as well you ░░░░░░░░ Ari you had a ░░░░░░░░ of outlier polls being ░░░░░░░░ quite frankly by Republicans ░░░░░░░░ make it seem as ░░░░░░░░ there was a red ░░░░░░░░ coming We have talked ░░░░░░░░ this There was never ░░░░░░░░ a red wave coming ░░░░░░░░ if you looked at ░░░░░░░░ polling average that they ░░░░░░░░ manipulating it did seem ░░░░░░░░ there was a red ░░░░░░░░ coming It s garbage ░░░░░░░░ have now pollsters who ░░░░░░░░ manipulating that polling average ░░░░░░░░ there are some good ░░░░░░░░ out there but I ░░░░░░░░ very dubious of the ░░░░░░░░ average right now because ░░░░░░░░ know we have pollsters ░░░░░░░░ are trying to manipulate ░░░░░░░░ and influence of public ░░░░░░░░ The second thing here ░░░░░░░░ we too often use ░░░░░░░░ for the wrong thing ░░░░░░░░ poll is not a ░░░░░░░░ ball it can t ░░░░░░░░ you the future A ░░░░░░░░ is not a crystal ░░░░░░░░ as sexy as polling ░░░░░░░░ and as sexy a ░░░░░░░░ are we are not ░░░░░░░░