Polling Firm Reveals Bonkers Reason for Shutdown

Daniel Cole/Reuters and Scott Olson/Getty Images A purported polling firm has shut down after revealing that it was just a “social experiment.” Median Strategies, which used to call itself an “independent research firm,” revealed its polling was bogus after releasing surveys showing that Democratic candidates Karen Bass in Los Angeles and Francesca Hong in Wisconsin were ahead in their respective mayoral and gubernatorial races. One fake poll released by Median Strategies showed Bass leading…