The top two Republicans in Congress are getting on board with President Donald Trump’s attacks on polling for the midterm elections, as nationwide surveys indicate the GOP is likely to perform poorly next week.

Trump has railed against polling as “fake,” particularly after it was revealed that a group included by multiple top polling aggregators such as the New York Times, called Wedgewood Polls, had fabricated its surveys in an attempt to shape the midterm narrative, including in Michigan’s Senate race.

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