'I am humbled': J Ann Selzer quits polling after she wrongly predicted Harris winning Iowa

Trump ultimately won the state and the presidential race by a landslide, leaving Democrats in complete shambles. When the votes were ultimately counted, it was found out that Selzer was off by 16 points J Ann Selzer who is known as the "queen of polling," rose to fame after she predicted that virtually unknown senator, Barack Obama, would beat frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucuses in 2008. X/ @Jaselser Celebrated Iowa election pollster J Ann Selzer announced on Sunday that she is moving on to “other ventures and opportunities” after she wrongly predicted Iowa’s strong shift towards US Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential elections. The “queen of polling,” rose to fame after she predicted that virtually unknown senator, Barack Obama, would beat frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucuses in 2008. Her margin is more than 2-to-1 – and this is an age group that shows up to vote, or votes early, in disproportionately large numbers.” ‘I am humbled’: Selzer bows out In a column published in the Des Moines Register on Sunday, Selzer wrote that public opinion polling has been her “life’s work”.