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Rich Baris

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Gage Skidmore

Pollster; founder of Big Data Poll, known as "The People's Pundit."

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Rich Baris on 2026 Midterm Elections and Government Spending. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Rich Baris

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Rich Baris

Role at the time: Pollster; founder, Big Data Poll

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Statement summary

Pollster Rich Baris said he did not think Trump's $5,000 election dividend pledge was good policy, but said it was good politics.

“I don't think it's good policy either... but it is good politics.”
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Why we used this label

Baris explicitly separates the pledge's political effectiveness from its policy merit, saying he doesn't think it's good policy but does think it's good politics -- a genuinely mixed assessment.

Read statementTrump’s $5,000 election pledge: policy dividend or vote-buying?

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