The widely anticipated Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers was scrapped shortly before it was set to be released Saturday night after complaints from Pete Buttigieg’s campaign about how it was conducted. The stunning announcement by the media sponsors and West Des Moines-based pollster Selzer & Co. […] Read more »
CNN and The Des Moines Register will not release Iowa poll results, network says
CNN and The Des Moines Register will not release their final Iowa caucus poll, the network announced Saturday. “A respondent raised an issue with the way their interview was conducted, which could have compromised the results of the poll. We were unable to ascertain what happened during this respondent’s interview, […] Read more »
Inside a call center as pollsters aim to capture American attitudes
How is a national political poll conducted? Our Joe Fryer goes inside a Venture Data call center in Utah as interviewers conduct scripted surveys for the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. They need to survey 1,000 registered voters in just four days — a job made more difficult in the […] Read more »
Des Moines Register Poll of Iowa Caucusgoers Abruptly Shelved
A highly anticipated poll of Iowa Democrats, set to be released two days before the presidential caucuses, was shelved on Saturday night after complaints about irregularities in the methodology. The concerns, raised by aides to former Mayor Pete Buttigieg, prompted CNN to cancel an hourlong special organized to release the […] Read more »
Zero Hour: A look at the polls heading into the Iowa caucuses
After months of anticipation, the Iowa caucuses are just days away. On this week’s episode of our podcast, Poll Hub, we look at the recent polls of Iowa and analyze some disparate results. Plus, the American Association for Public Opinion Research cautions journalists about jumping to poll conclusions following the […] Read more »
The Iowa Caucuses Are In 4 Days. Almost Anything Could Still Happen.
As much as we try to remind you all about how uncertain elections can be — pleas that sometimes fall on deaf ears — it’s important to keep in mind in advance of the Iowa caucuses. To begin with, primaries are much harder to poll than general elections, and caucuses […] Read more »