Pollster Ann Selzer ending election polling, moving 'to other ventures and opportunities'

[u/BastianMobile]

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

[u/Leonflames]

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.

[u/DataDrivenPirate → u/Leonflames]

I said it when her poll was released: someone's career was going to end on Election Night, either hers or Donald Trump's. She's approaching 70, if he won and she was that wrong, it's pretty easy to just close up shop and retire.

[u/YoullNeverBeRebecca → u/DataDrivenPirate]

She had already planned to retire after this cycle before this poll was released.

[u/DrunkenBriefcases → u/DataDrivenPirate]

I said it when her poll was released:

OK, but that's you saying you didn't know the relevant facts. She had announced her retirement before this cycle even started.