A fake polling firm that drew headlines for a poll showing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in the lead in her mayoral primary was also behind a poll showing Francesca Hong far ahead in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin.
In the days before the Wisconsin gubernatorial Democratic primary, a viral poll from a group called Median Strategies had Hong ahead of Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley by 23 points, feeding the false perception that she would be the nominee. On Monday, the firm revealed that its polls were all bogus after inquiries from the Los Angeles Times over a poll showing Bass 11 points ahead of her Democratic rival. While attention was focused on the Bass poll, others began connecting the dots to other fake polls.
