r/neoliberal NATO Nov 17 '24

Pollster Ann Selzer ending election polling, moving 'to other ventures and opportunities' News (US)

https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2024/11/17/ann-selzer-conducts-iowa-poll-ending-election-polling-moving-to-other-opportunities/76334909007/
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u/Leonflames Nov 17 '24

The amount of hopium this sub had to one poll was wild. Anyone who even tried to criticize hedging your whole electoral prediction on this one poll was called a "doomer". I'm still shocked that her poll was off by more than +17 points though. It was a huge miss that wasn't even close.

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u/Used_Maybe1299 Nov 17 '24

Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug.