United States | Midterm maths

Are Democrats’ chances being underplayed?

How our poll-of-polls is dealing with a bunch of Republican-aligned surveys

A voter marks her ballot during early voting for the US midterm elections on October 28, 2022 in Silver Spring, Maryland. - The election is scheduled for November 8. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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