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Ann Selzer caused shockwaves this weekend with her poll that showed Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in Iowa. But how has she become the gold standard of pollsters? She sat down with us in 2020 to explain her rigorous methodology.

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Julie Dole🇺🇸🇨🇦🌎 🐕1 year ago

Ann Selzer resists second-guessing the data-- she's not afraid to be the outlier. She gets out the way of the data & lets the chips fall where they may. The Guardian was warning against herding, where pollsters are afraid to be the outlier. Fear is the real enemy, as usual.

J Reaves/李文翰1 year ago

srry, not convinced. Too much in polling is speculative.

Nancy Taylor1 year ago

Right...ya'll better run and hide.

DeezBallsBeSpinnin1 year ago

Slade Sohmer needs to be your biggest concern, because the hammer of justice is coming to Save The Children.

Marxism Failed1 year ago

Who's Slade Sohmer?

GenXer1 year ago

Most people know her polls are not serious.

Vicky1 year ago

YOUR CREATOR WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING THE DISGUSTING PEDOPHILE, WE ALL KNEW HE WAS AND WARNED ABOUT.

David Tegel1 year ago

She is nothing more than a political hack. Like Fake News she is Fake Polling!!!!

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