Statement on Misleading Polling in Alabama U.S. Senate Race

From the Walker campaign

Anniston, Alabama - The campaign for Rodney Walker is calling attention to the growing concern over misleading and inaccurate polling being circulated in the Alabama United States Senate race.

Recent reports and so-called "polls" being shared across various platforms do not reflect a fully informed electorate and risk misrepresenting the true state of the race. These questionable polls often rely on limited samples of 300 to 500 people, lack transparency in methodology, or fail to provide voters with adequate information about all candidates before collecting responses. The polls are also conducted in specific geographic areas of the state, or they are conducted by media outlets with subscribers who are swayed toward "their" candidate's preferred result. Some of the polls are being run and published by inexperienced pollsters, and it is unclear who paid for these polls.

In the past seven days, two different polls have surfaced and were broadcast all over news outlets in Alabama. The first one showed 46% undecided voters with Barry Moore ahead. This was paid for by the Club for Growth, which has given Barry's campaign $6.5 million dollars through media buys. The second poll came out three days later showing 35% undecided with three candidates tied for the lead. One news outlet in the state is funded by a large power company and has donated to all three of these campaigns. Since the beginning of the race, they have refused to acknowledge that there are other candidates in the race besides the ones they are funding. This is fake news!

In contrast, we conducted a recent poll by Deep Root Analytics of Arlington, VA, one of the best polling firms in the United States, paid for by our campaign..... where voters were provided with clear, unbiased information about each candidate, showing that on an informed poll that Rodney Walker earned 21% support among respondents with 44% undecided. All respondents were given the opportunity to choose candidates by name, versus some polls which list candidates as a cattle farmer and businessman, a Navy Seal, an Attorney General, a Navy Captain, a Surgeon, and a U.S. Congressman. Listing people by name is fair. Listing people by their occupation is not fair at all.

This figure demonstrates a significantly stronger and more competitive position than what has been suggested by widely circulated, less reliable polling data, often showing Rodney Walker and other candidates at 3%. My family and I have even been selected for some of this competing polling. If you say you are voting for Rodney Walker, the caller immediately tries to switch you to another candidate and then hangs up on you. Sometimes you are listed as "undecided" because you will not conform to their poll.

"Voters deserve accurate, transparent information—not manipulated narratives," said a spokesperson for the Walker campaign. "When people are fully informed about Rodney Walker's vision, policies, and leadership,the support is clear and growing." This is also very evident on the campaign trail when people come up every night to proclaim they are voting for Rodney Walker.

The campaign urges media outlets, political observers, and voters to carefully evaluate the credibility of polling sources and to prioritize data that reflects an informed electorate, rather than rushing to be the first to publish before the facts are checked. "It reminds me of the polls run when President Trump was running for office against Kamala Harris. The polls were manipulated by the 'fake news,' and just as President Trump called them out, I am calling them out today as 'fake news' here in Alabama," said Rodney Walker.

"A good friend of mine who was elected Sheriff multiple times in our local county used to often tell me that you can't outdo a man who owned a barrel of ink and a warehouse of paper," said Walker. He continued, “Even though our world is digital now rather than print, our media outlets need to investigate and report the truth."

Rodney Walker remains committed to engaging directly with voters across Alabama, focusing on the issues that matter most: economic opportunity, government accountability, and strengthening communities statewide.

The voters of the State of Alabama will go to the polls on May 19, 2026, to determine who will be their next United States Senator. You have a God-given right to vote, fought for and protected by our fathers and grandfathers who came before us..... exercise that right!!!

About Rodney Walker

Rodney Walker is a candidate for the United States Senate in Alabama, dedicated to bringing transparency, integrity, and results-driven leadership to Washington. You can follow Rodney Walker on Facebook at Walker for Alabama, or on his website at walkerforalabama.com.