The poll industry seems to be full of anxious sheep. There was this Iowa poll that was a disaster. I suspected the polls were off because I could not imagine that it would be that close. It seemed to be way too close to 50/50. Barely anyone dared to publish a bold poll. However, I suspected they were off in this opposite direction. Lol.
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I doubt it, since there is financial incentive to be the most accurate and maintain credibility. I'm not sure what it would achieve to publish false results anyway. A 2-3 point point average polling miss is statistically quite normal. The issue that seems to be happening repeatedly is that pollsters are unable to capture low propensity voters who turn out for Trump. This possibility was explained pre-election by Nate Cohn: https://archive.ph/bZxB4
Yes, the Selzer Iowa poll was quite a shock. Turned out to be the worst miss of her career by far.
Yes, the Selzer Iowa poll was quite a shock. Turned out to be the worst miss of her career by far.
