app03 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:47:09 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Restoration Spotlight - Episodes Tagged with “Senate” https://restorationspotlight.fireside.fm/tags/senate Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Restoration Spotlight features the political world's most informed advocates to illuminate the state of conservative America. en-us episodic Hayden Ludwig Restoration Spotlight features the political world's most informed advocates to illuminate the state of conservative America. no Restoration of America, Restoration News, Conservative Politics Hayden Ludwig socials@restorationpac.com Our Final Midterm Predictions—And Why the Polls May Be Wrong https://restorationspotlight.fireside.fm/our-final-midterm-predictions-and-why-the-polls-may-be-wrong 78b0cbb7-abe1-4861-964a-450f4463507c Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 Hayden Ludwig full Hayden Ludwig With 30 million early votes already cast and Election Day just days away, the Restoration Spotlight crew goes on the record with their final calls for the House and Senate—and explains why the polls you're seeing on the news may be steering you wrong. 1:06:40 no <p>Hosts Hayden Ludwig, Dan Curry, John Pearman, and Grace Riley break down why Trump and Vance are spending so much time in Texas, why Larry Sabato's crystal ball isn't what campaign professionals actually use, and how the left built a "permanent campaign" machine that turns out low-propensity voters year after year—and what conservatives are doing to catch up.</p> <p>Then it's the lightning round: Who wins the House? Who holds the Senate? The panel splits on the margins, and one of them is betting against everyone else just to be contrary.</p> <p>From there, the conversation turns to the polls themselves: the Wedgewood fake-polling scandal that fooled major outlets and aggregators, why early voting and public polling don't mix, why Polymarket odds aren't polls, and the long list of races where Republicans beat their polling by wide margins. Plus: 20,000 possibly non-citizen ballots in California, a box of ballots that turned up at a left-wing group in Maryland, how VoteRef is opening up voter rolls to the public, and whether the Trump administration's late push to check voter rolls against federal citizenship data can work in future cycles.</p> <p>Bottom line: don't let the polls decide your vote. Get out and vote.</p> <p>🔗 LINKS<br> [Restoration News]<br> Look up your voter registration at [VoteRef]<br> [Restoring America with Grace Reilly]</p> Restoration of America, Restoration News, Hayden Ludwig, Grace Reilly, Dan Curry, John Pearman Hosts Hayden Ludwig, Dan Curry, John Pearman, and Grace Riley break down why Trump and Vance are spending so much time in Texas, why Larry Sabato's crystal ball isn't what campaign professionals actually use, and how the left built a "permanent campaign" machine that turns out low-propensity voters year after year—and what conservatives are doing to catch up.

Then it's the lightning round: Who wins the House? Who holds the Senate? The panel splits on the margins, and one of them is betting against everyone else just to be contrary.

From there, the conversation turns to the polls themselves: the Wedgewood fake-polling scandal that fooled major outlets and aggregators, why early voting and public polling don't mix, why Polymarket odds aren't polls, and the long list of races where Republicans beat their polling by wide margins. Plus: 20,000 possibly non-citizen ballots in California, a box of ballots that turned up at a left-wing group in Maryland, how VoteRef is opening up voter rolls to the public, and whether the Trump administration's late push to check voter rolls against federal citizenship data can work in future cycles.

Bottom line: don't let the polls decide your vote. Get out and vote.

🔗 LINKS
[Restoration News]
Look up your voter registration at [VoteRef]
[Restoring America with Grace Reilly]

]]> Hosts Hayden Ludwig, Dan Curry, John Pearman, and Grace Riley break down why Trump and Vance are spending so much time in Texas, why Larry Sabato's crystal ball isn't what campaign professionals actually use, and how the left built a "permanent campaign" machine that turns out low-propensity voters year after year—and what conservatives are doing to catch up.

Then it's the lightning round: Who wins the House? Who holds the Senate? The panel splits on the margins, and one of them is betting against everyone else just to be contrary.

From there, the conversation turns to the polls themselves: the Wedgewood fake-polling scandal that fooled major outlets and aggregators, why early voting and public polling don't mix, why Polymarket odds aren't polls, and the long list of races where Republicans beat their polling by wide margins. Plus: 20,000 possibly non-citizen ballots in California, a box of ballots that turned up at a left-wing group in Maryland, how VoteRef is opening up voter rolls to the public, and whether the Trump administration's late push to check voter rolls against federal citizenship data can work in future cycles.

Bottom line: don't let the polls decide your vote. Get out and vote.

🔗 LINKS
[Restoration News]
Look up your voter registration at [VoteRef]
[Restoring America with Grace Reilly]

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