Two more polling firms face scrutiny for failing to meet 'ethical standards'

# Two more polling firms face scrutiny for failing to meet 'ethical standards'

By Molly Parks. Published 2026-08-20T19:34:20Z.

Popular polling aggregate FiftyPlusOne has suspended its work with two polling firms over ethical concerns related to their surveys in Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary race.

The major political polling aggregate said the two pollsters, The Public Sentiment Institute and Patriot Polling, did not adequately disclose that they had received funding from GOP gubernatorial candidate James Fishback's campaign before conducting their polls in the governor's race. FiftyPlusOne also alleged that the TPSI polling firm fabricated data from a poll in favor of Fishback, a characterization the firm denies.

The scrutiny of the two polling firms comes just days after a separate fake polling firm, Median Strategies, made headlines for falsified polling it released in the Los Angeles mayoral race and a misleading report it published in the Wisconsin governor's race. The instances of alleged unethical polling in the Florida governor's primary are the latest to increase skepticism toward polls in the 2026 midterm season.

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