Pro-Biden Strategist Threatens To End Interview, Dismisses Dismal Polling Numbers As ‘Just Wrong’

A pro-Biden strategist threatened to cut an interview short after a reporter questioned his characterization of polls showing Republicans leading key races as being “just wrong.”

Simon Rosenberg, a founder of the New Democrat Network, said during an interview with the New Yorker published Thursday that the “fundamental dynamic” of American elections since the Dobbs decision is one of “consistent Democratic over-performance.” When New Yorker reporter Isaac Chotiner pressed Rosenberg on his claims, citing FiveThirtyEight.com’s review of polling accuracy from the 2022 midterms, Rosenberg threatened to stop the interview.

“I’m ending the interview,” Rosenberg told Chotiner. “I’m ending the interview because what you’re doing is ridiculous.”

“Because I have definitive proof that what you’re saying is not true. And I don’t care,” Rosenberg added when Chotiner asked why. “I know what FiveThirtyEight wrote. I live this every day. And so, the point is what you’re saying is wrong. I am on record saying that what FiveThirtyEight has written is incorrect, and I’ve given you definitive proof otherwise. So if you want to keep coming back at this, do it. But this has become one of the most ridiculous interviews that I’ve ever done my entire professional career.”

Prior to the threat, Rosenberg dismissed FiveThirtyEight.com’s assessment of poll accuracy.

“They’re wrong about that,” Rosenberg claimed. “I mean, they’re just wrong. They’re wrong. I mean, I’m presenting you with facts.”

Rosenberg asserted that the Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs decision, which