# Polling is broken, right? Or is it the news? Or all of the US? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 27, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-is-broken-right-or-is-it-the-news-or-all-of-the-us/993779 "2023-11-27T17:30:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 317
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-is-broken-right-or-is-it-the-news-or-all-of-the-us/993779/317 "2024-05-24T13:48:06Z")
> [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > If I’m the Democratic **I trust the polling is more or less accurate** … Michael Cohen is testifying under oath about Red Finch and gaming polls back in 2016. > [@Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here/980953/4545): > > per cnn update: Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger asked Michael Cohen what Red Finch did for Trump. Cohen said Trump was polling low in the CNBC poll. "And it upset him,” Cohen says.“And he had me come to his office and provide me a sheet of paper that showed it.” "I reached out to Red Finch who assured me he was able to go through the acquisitions of IP addresses to create an algorithm that would ensure Mr. Trump would rise and rise significantly into this poll,” Cohen added. Cohen is now looking… EDIT: More reading. > **[Trump hired a tech firm to juice his ranking as 'most famous businessman in...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-trial-polls-red-finch/)** > > Ex-Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday elaborated on efforts to boost his one-time boss's ego by hiring a tech company to artificially inflate his fame on a CNBC poll.Speaking under oath on Monday, Cohen was asked about a tech company named... EDIT 2: I see upon closer reading that Red Finch wasn’t asked to goose political polling. Still … too close. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polling-is-broken-right-or-is-it-the-news-or-all-of-the-us/993779)._