Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer Retires From Election Polling After 16-Point Miss
"Would I have liked to make this announcement after a final poll aligned with Election Day results? Of course. It’s ironic that it’s just the opposite." Yes, it is....
"Would I have liked to make this announcement after a final poll aligned with Election Day results? Of course. It’s ironic that it’s just the opposite." Yes, it is....
Ann Selzer claims her 17-point miss may have been due to Republican voters being "energized" and "activated" by her poll showing Kamala up by 3 points....
What Stewart fails to understand about the polling of the 2024 election cycle is that right-leaning pollsters were fairly accurate. ...
"The reality is that the Biden admin’s unconditional support for genocide is what got us here. This should be a wake-up call for those who continue to support genocide. This election didn't have to be close."...
With the exception of the New York Times, Silver thinks the pollsters are “just f***ing punting on this election for the most part.”...
"If a poll at this stage of the game will not give you the methodology behind it, it’s in all likelihood a voter suppression poll."...
Fox attributes Harris's 6-point lead to a concept called “inefficient vote.”...
"Seventy-eight percent support Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz, while only 8 percent of the respondents back Donald Trump and JD Vance"...
Harris needs something big to jumpstart her campaign. Her upcoming interview with Brett Baier will either put her back in the game or end her chance at victory....
New York Times political correspondent: Harris “keeps answering the question she wants, not the one that was asked.” ...
"Why are Democrats bedwetting? The race is closer than it was 3 weeks ago in MI, PA, & WI. Way too close to call in all 3. Also, Harris is doing 6 points worse on avg. in them than Biden at this point in 2020."...
"I'm having with Trump people and Democrats with data are extremely bullish on Trump's chances in the last 48 hours, extremely bullish."...
"The bottom line is it looks a lot more like a loser than it does like a winner when it comes to the country being on the right track."...
"And we know that Donald Trump has been going after that vote, and he is in a very, very strong position—more so perhaps than with any other bloc."...
If the election were held today, Atlas calculates that Trump has a 75% chance of winning in the Electoral College. His odds improve if you take historical polling error into account....
Silver: "Harris is in fact on the decline in polls over the past couple of weeks in most of the key swing states.”...
"We‘re talking about the closest campaign in a generation where a single point could make all the difference in the world."...
"One of the reasons I'm not super sympathetic to complaints about the convention bounce stuff is that Harris is in fact on the decline in polls over the past couple of weeks in most of the key swing states"...
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