In a move that surprised many, the New York Times warned Democrats not to believe polls showing them cleaning up in the November elections.

NY Times: Polls May Give Dems False Hope https://t.co/lutBqjnhQn

— Beth McDowell RN (@bmcdowelrn) September 12, 2022

This story made Democrats in Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Arizona — and Pennsylvania, with Fetterman — nervous.

John Fetterman gave a speech in Montgomery County yesterday.

Here are the highlights. pic.twitter.com/8udMddHAcQ

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 12, 2022

The polls can be used to demoralize Republicans, but the Times doesn’t want them to make Democrats overconfident.

They all remember the 2016 presidential polls that showed Hillary winning, only to have her lose in a landslide at the ballot box.

The New York Times gave Hillary a 93% chance of winning that election.

A whopping 93% of viewers following the #debate on Univision say @HillaryClinton was the night’s winner. pic.twitter.com/OCF0E87yQE

— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) October 20, 2016

We know what’s going on here, everybody. We’ve been here before. No doubt.