r/neoliberal • u/BastianMobile 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/HollywooAccounting NATO Nov 17 '24

Well that sentiment wasn't incorrect. Either A will happen or B will happen. B happened.

In a few years we'll trot out someone else with a great track record who tells us what we want to hear, learning absolutely nothing.

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u/No_Aesthetic YIMBY Nov 17 '24

I'd really like to hope people have learned their lesson but these hopes usually turn out to be the forelorn type. On my own mid-sized YouTube channel I was predicting a Trump win for a while and did an election livestream which I started by saying I expected a Trump win of some kind, perhaps even a big one. I was keeping track of other YouTubers and streamers, like Destiny and Kyle Kulinski, and was absolutely perplexed they thought Kamala was not only going to win but most likely win big.

It was pretty apparent Kamala was on track to lose Georgia and North Carolina and Destiny was (admittedly drunkenly) calling for a sweep. That was about the time I was telling my viewers Pennsylvania was looking worse and worse.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '24

Wow you predicted one election. Do you want a trophy?

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u/No_Aesthetic YIMBY Nov 17 '24

Absolutely. Can I have two?