Top pollster Ann Selzer to retire after bombshell Iowa poll ended in huge miss
- Top pollster J. Ann Selzer will retire from the Des Moines Register’s Iowa Poll after it inaccurately predicted a close race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, missing by 16 points.
- The final Iowa Poll showed Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump 47-44%, which led to speculation about a potential upset, but Trump won by a 13-point margin, receiving 56% of the vote.
- Selzer stated that her decision to retire was made before the flawed poll results were released, noting that the Iowa Poll was once highly regarded in methodology.
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