Crooks and Liars Article RatingSwing State Iowa? A Selzer Poll Has It A Close Race
- Bias Rating
36% Somewhat Conservative
- Reliability
30% ReliableFair
- Policy Leaning
46% Medium Conservative
- Politician Portrayal
11% Positive
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
55% : "I wouldn't say 4 points is comfortable" for Trump, said pollster J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co.52% : A poll in June from Ann Selzer gave Trump an 18-point advantage over President Biden.
44% : A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows that Trump leads Vice President Harris 47% to 43% among likely Iowa voters -- a far slimmer margin than the 18-point lead the former Republican president enjoyed over Democratic President Biden in late spring.
41% : Before Biden ended his reelection campaign, a June Iowa Poll showed Trump leading 50% to 32%.
39% : Trump won the state comfortably in 2016 and 2020 but that might not be the case this year, putting Iowa suddenly on the radar to watch.
35% : This is the Iowa Poll's first test of Harris' strength against Trump since she became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in August.
22% : The gold standard of polls in Iowa has Trump 47-Harris 43, after giving Trump an 18-point lead against Biden earlier.
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