U.S. House Speaker Johnson deems “polls inaccurate”

On November 3—the day before Election Day—U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared alongside former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin at a campaign rally in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District for Representative Jen Kiggans. Reiterating his consistently optimistic outlook throughout the election cycle, Johnson delivered his central critique of polling accuracy: “Polls are wrong.” Drawing a parallel to the GOP’s sweeping 2024 victory—when Republicans secured the White House, Senate, and House—he stressed: “That’s where we are right now.” He urged voters to cast their ballots and specifically reminded supporters in attendance: “In races this tight, outcomes often hinge on razor-thin margins.” To underscore the point, he cited data from the previous election cycle: 10 Republican wins were decided by fewer than 6,000 votes.