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Median Strategies Withdraws Poll After Bass Lead Controversy

8/19/2026

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Median Strategies, a U.S. firm, announced Monday it has closed and withdrawn its polls.
Its poll showed Bass 12 points ahead of Raman and gave Hong a 20-point lead, a race she later lost.
Bass praised the poll for momentum, while Raman’s campaign called it a fake poll promoted without vetting.
In the June 2 primary, Bass got 34%, Raman 29% and Pratt 26%, moving Bass and Raman to a runoff.

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Median Strategies, a U.S. firm, announced Monday it has closed and withdrawn its polls.
Its poll showed Bass 12 points ahead of Raman and gave Hong a 20-point lead, a race she later lost.
Bass praised the poll for momentum, while Raman’s campaign called it a fake poll promoted without vetting.
In the June 2 primary, Bass got 34%, Raman 29% and Pratt 26%, moving Bass and Raman to a runoff.