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Star Pollster J. Ann Selzer Announces Retirement Following Major Miss in Iowa This Year

‘Would I have liked to make this announcement after a final poll aligned with Election Day results? Of course,’ she says.

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Vice President Harris arrives to give her concession speech after the 2024 presidential election, November 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University at Washington. AP/Jacquelyn Martin
MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

The legendary Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer will retire from political surveying after a 16-point miss in Iowa this year at the presidential level, which left many political observers stunned given Ms. Selzer’s record of accurately predicting Iowa results over the last 25 years. 

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MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Mr. Rice, based in the nation's capital, covers current events in politics.

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