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J. Ann Selzer
@jaselzer
Public opinion researcher, gathering data on perceptions of my state, my country, and my planet.
Des Moines, IA
Joined November 2008
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    Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here's how desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol… via @DMRegister
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    Correct spelling is Selzer. Thanks!
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    Here it is. Elizabeth Warren leads Register’s Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders
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    A few years ago, I made a pilgrimage to Dixville Notch. A spiritual experience.
    The only fitting result from Dixville Notch's midnight votes: A tie. Harris 3, Trump 3. cnn.com/2024/11/05/pol…
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    Yesterday brought some good news.
    VICTORY! Federal district court dismisses class-action suit against pollster J. Ann Selzer A federal district court today dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit against renowned Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer, holding that the First Amendment bars the claims against her related to her
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    Iowa Poll: Democrats are preferred over Republicans in 2 of 4 congressional districts desmoinesregister.com/story/news/pol… via @DMRegister
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    I'm attaching documents The Des Moines Register has made public. Oh, and mentions of "retirement" are inaccurate. It's been a long-time plan that this election would be my last work of this sort. Other work continues. My analysis document. documentcloud.org/documents/2531…
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    Grinnell College National Poll on Morning Joe.
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    I'm booked for tomorrow morning on CNN's Reliable Sources, unless something more important needs discussion.
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    Forgive me, but after a morning of calls, this seems warranted. To those tempted to try to persuade anyone connected to the Iowa Poll to release another poll, please know: 1) The first rule of the Iowa Poll schedule is we do not talk about the Iowa Poll schedule, and
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    One of the most thorough interviews I've done this cycle. With a few laughs thown in.
    One of the most accurate and widely respected pollsters, Ann Selzer (@jaselzer), joins me to break down her methodology and latest Iowa results: applepodcasts.com/preet
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    Replying to @jaselzer
    2) Your calls cannot change anything.
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    Oh, the internal conversations!
    I know everyone knows this but @jaselzer & @Selzer_Co_MY are the best. Pollsters, yes, but good people also. I can only imagine their internal conversations when their last poll results were so divergent from all other polling. They were right, of course, and not just in IA...