{"id":2370114,"date":"2024-11-17T23:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T04:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-investigation-into-pollster-ann-selzer-who-predicted-he-would-lose-iowa-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T23:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T04:52:40","slug":"trump-vows-investigation-into-pollster-ann-selzer-who-predicted-he-would-lose-iowa-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-investigation-into-pollster-ann-selzer-who-predicted-he-would-lose-iowa-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows investigation into pollster Ann Selzer who predicted he would lose Iowa &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-vows-investigation-into-pollster-ann-selzer-who-predicted-he-would-lose-iowa-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370114&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent development, former President Donald Trump \u200dhas called\u200b for an investigation into pollster Ann Selzer following her inaccurate prediction that he would lose the Iowa caucus to Vice President Kamala Harris. This statement came shortly after Selzer\u2063 announced\u2064 her retirement from election polling,\u2062 which\u2062 she described as ironic\u200b given her recent miscalculation.\u2062 Selzer had suggested Harris was leading Trump\u200b by 3 percentage points just days \u2063before the \u2063election, but Trump ultimately won Iowa by a margin of over 13 percentage points.\u200c Trump criticized Selzer&#8217;s\u2063 polling as &#8220;fake,&#8221; claiming it contributed to distrust during a critical \u200cperiod, and accused \u200bher of election fraud in a post on\u2064 Truth Social, expressing gratitude to Iowa voters for their support.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump vows investigation into pollster Ann Selzer who predicted he would lose Iowa<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882226\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Hours after top <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pollster<\/a> Ann Selzer announced she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3232522\/ann-selzer-announces-retirement-from-election-polling-after-iowa-strikeout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"retiring \">retiring <\/a>from election polling following her shocking miscalculation that <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> would lose Iowa to Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-defendants-eagerly-await-pardons-from-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jan. 6 defendants eagerly await pardons from Trump - Washington Examiner\">president-elect vowed<\/a> that an investigation is &ldquo;fully called for,&rdquo; accusing Selzer of &ldquo;election fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;A totally Fake poll that caused great distrust and uncertainty at a very critical time. She knew exactly what she was doing. Thank you to the GREAT PEOPLE OF IOWA for giving me such a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">record breaking vote<\/a>, despite possible ELECTION FRAUD by Ann Selzer and the now discredited &lsquo;newspaper&rsquo; for which she works. An investigation is fully called for!&rdquo; Trump said in a Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113500487850838306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Sunday, Selzer announced her departure from election polling, penning a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/2024\/11\/17\/ann-selzer-conducts-iowa-poll-ending-election-polling-moving-to-other-opportunities\/76334909007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"guest column\">guest column<\/a> in the <em>Des Moines Register<\/em> in which she said it is purely &ldquo;ironic&rdquo; her leaving comes after her miscalculation that Harris was ahead of Trump in Iowa by 3 percentage points just three days out of Election Day. Trump ended up winning the reliably red state by over 13 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Would I have liked to make this announcement after a final poll aligned with Election Day results? Of course.&#8239;It&rsquo;s ironic that it&rsquo;s just the opposite.&#8239;I am proud of the work I&rsquo;ve done for the Register,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Selzer also explained that she made the decision to let her contract with the newspaper expire &ldquo;over a year ago.&rdquo; She echoed this in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaselzer\/status\/1858176134266953772?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"post \">post <\/a>on X, saying, &ldquo;Oh, and mentions of &lsquo;retirement&rsquo; are inaccurate. It&rsquo;s been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-pollster-calling-it-quits-after-iowa-election-prediction-gaffe-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Top pollster calling it quits after Iowa election prediction gaffe - Washington Examiner\">long-time plan<\/a> that this election would be my last work of this sort. Other work continues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before this election, the Selzer polls had historically been <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattkleinonline\/status\/1852849716788084910?s=46&amp;t=WCjN9b0p46x4JtDWW5vQBw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"very accurate\">very accurate<\/a>. In the 2020 presidential election, it predicted a Republican margin of 7 points in Iowa. 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