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J. Ann Selzer, pollster who predicted Kamala Harris would win Iowa, retires after massive miss

Nov 17, 2024 View Original Article
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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    85% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    4% Positive

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54% : The poll sent shockwaves across the country, sparking hope among Democrats that Harris had a chance to win a state that Trump carried effortlessly in 2016 and 2020.
39% : She also posited that her poll failed to pick up the shift among men of color toward Trump, as 84% of the poll's respondents were white -- mirroring the demographics of the state.
27% : J. Ann Selzer is retiring from election polling just weeks after her once-respected poll showed that Kamala Harris was leading in Iowa -- only for Trump to win the state by more than 13 percentage points on Election Day.

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