Another polling firm comes under fire for ‘falsified data’ on Florida primary

Pollster Funded By James Fishback Accused Of Manipulating Data Before Blowout Loss

A major polling aggregator announced Thursday that it has permanently barred data from political survey firm, The Public Sentiment Institute (TPSI), following allegations that the group altered survey responses and concealed its financial ties to Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback. The allegations come just a week after a fake polling firm, Median Strategies, admitted it disseminated fraudulent polling figures to test how …

Florida Pollster Banned After Altering Results in GOP Governor Primary

Tallahassee, Florida — A political polling aggregator has permanently dropped a Florida pollster after determining that the firm altered how some respondents were counted in a Republican gubernatorial primary survey and failed to disclose that candidate James Fishback’s campaign funded the work. FiftyPlusOne said Thursday it would no longer use polls from The Public Sentiment Institute, or TPSI, accusing the firm of “falsified data” that boosted…

Another polling firm comes under fire for ‘falsified data’ on Florida primary

A major polling tracker announced Thursday it would suspend its use of data from a pollster after it discovered evidence that the firm allegedly “falsified data” in a survey of candidates in Florida’s gubernatorial Republican primary race.  The decision follows a shocking announcement last week from fake polling center Median Strategies, which admitted to spreading…