BREAKING: Des Moines Register, partners cancel release of Iowa Poll over respondent concerns

[brooklynite]

Des Moines Register

The Des Moines Register, CNN and Selzer & Co. have made the decision to not release the final installment of the CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll as planned this evening.

Nothing is more important to the Register and its polling partners than the integrity of the Iowa Poll. Today, a respondent raised an issue with the way the survey was administered, which could have compromised the results of the poll. It appears a candidate’s name was omitted in at least one interview in which the respondent was asked to name their preferred candidate.

While this appears to be isolated to one surveyor, we cannot confirm that with certainty. Therefore, the partners made the difficult decision to not to move forward with releasing the Iowa Poll.

The Register has published the Iowa Poll for 76 years, and it is considered the gold standard in political polling. Selzer & Co., which conducts the poll, is recognized for its excellence in polling. It is imperative whenever an Iowa Poll is released that there is confidence that the data accurately reflects Iowans’ opinions.

[RandySF]

1. I feel terrible for the minimum wage earning interviewer who made the mistake.

[brooklynite]

3. None of the surveyors made a mistake..

Pete ‘s name was apparently left off the some of the scripts.

[book_worm]

6. One or more survey questions not questioners.

[musicblind]

8. Someone is saying on Twitter (for whatever that is worth)

That a surveyor enlarged the font on their roll call sheet knocking one of the names off the sheet.

[brooklynite]

2. UPDATE: Selzer knew about the problem

Link to tweet

Reminder that the survey was conducted BEFORE today. This suggests they knew about the problem and were prepared to go ahead with the release.

[George II]

4. RIGGED!!!!

[George II]

5. So much for the Des Moines Register poll being the "gold standard" in Iowa, eh?

[TwilightZone]

7. We can hope it's just an isolated incident.

But, yeah, it's not a good look, especially on the eve of the caucus and with polls seemingly all over the place.

[Gothmog]

9. This is too funny

Link to tweet

?s=20

[question everything]

10. Poor IA voters. Will have to make their own decision instead of following polls

Of course, since IA caucuses voters have to declare their choice in public, all the clueless caucus attendees will just have to decide which neighbor to follow. Or not.