Why would anyone believe the polls??? Polls have been swayed to benefit the leftists for quite some time.
Nope, polls are no longer accurate and shouldn't be taken seriously.
You have to look for the contradictions, momentum, and things that run against the usual trend. For example right now, they are posting the result for polls taken last week of August. Dems at this point are usually leading by double digits, yet I've seen some blue state polls where the within standard of error, or single digits.
New York Governor - Zeldin vs. Hochul Trafalgar/InsiderAdvantage* Hochul 48, Zeldin 43
Hochul +5Washington Senate - Smiley vs. Murray Trafalgar Group (R) Murray 49, Smiley 46
Murray +3Nevada Senate - Laxalt vs. Cortez Masto Fabrizio/Anzalone Cortez Masto 48, Laxalt 47
Cortez Masto +1Nevada Governor - Lombardo vs. Sisolak Fabrizio/Anzalone Lombardo 48, Sisolak 46
Lombardo +2New Mexico Governor - Ronchetti vs. Lujan Grisham Albuquerque Journal* Lujan Grisham 47, Ronchetti 40
Lujan Grisham +7Michigan Governor - Dixon vs. Whitmer Michigan News Source/Trafalgar Whitmer 49, Dixon 45
Whitmer +4Colorado Senate - O'Dea vs. Bennet PPP (D)** Bennet 46, O'Dea 35
Bennet +11Those are all within the last 8 days. Even left wing Pretty Pathetic Polling can only give a blue state Colorado Senate candidate a barely double digit lead. This is a huge deviation from what I seen the last several elections.