DES MOINES, Iowa -- Longtime local pollster Ann Selzer announced Sunday morning that she is retiring from election polling. Selzer has been conducting Iowa polls since 1997, founding Selzer & Company in the late 90's. The news comes after Selzer's Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll showed the Vice President in the lead by three points in Iowa over President-elect Donald Trump. Trump ended up winning the state by more than 13%. Selzer has had plan…

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Top pollster J. Ann Selzer will retire from the Des Moines Register's famed Iowa Poll and the survey will "evolve" after it failed to accurately capture former President Donald Trump's strong support in the 2024 election, resulting in a 16-point miss.

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Iowa Press/YouTube Trusted political pollster Ann Selzer announced she’s retiring from the Des Moines Register following a devastating misread of which way the political winds blew in Iowa at the end of the 2024 presidential election. Selzer had predicted a win by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in the state, which turned out to be a full 16 points off the mark, according to CNN. CNN reporter Liam Reilly wrote that Selzer’s final p…

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Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer Retires From Election Polling After 16-Point Miss

Published:  16:09 GMT, 17 November 2024   |  Updated:  22:55 GMT, 17 November 2024                                  
Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer announced her retirement from election polling after her pre-election day results wildly missed the mark in the deep red state. Selzer had built a reputation as ‘Iowa’s Polling Queen’ and the ‘best pollster in politics’ over decades of conducting the Des Moines Register polls.   The 68-year-old had accu…

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Trump lambasted pollster Ann Selzer after her retirement was announced. President Trump has called for an investigation into pollster Ann Selzer and the ‘now-discredited’ Des Moines Register over a “fake Iowa poll” that favored Kamala Harris. The poll, conducted by Selzer & Co, claimed that Harris was leading Trump in Iowa by 3 percent—a result that defied reality as Trump dominated the state by 13 points on Election Day. This is the same pollst…

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