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Scrapped Iowa Poll Reportedly Showed Biden Cratering to Fourth Place
Mediaite
By Reed Richardson Feb 3rd, 2020, 8:07 pm
The last Iowa poll before the caucuses, which was not publicly released after its results were compromised, found that Bernie Sanders was holding steady in the lead and that Joe Biden had fallen to a distant fourth place.
According to confirmation by FiveThirtyEight, the poll was going to report Sanders with 22% support in Iowa, Elizabeth Warren in second with 18%, Pete Buttigieg with 16%, and Biden trailing behind at 13%. That result wouldve pegged Bidens support at more than six percentage points below his current level in the RealClearPolitics polling average.
However, the gold-standard Selzer & Co. Iowa poll was abruptly scrapped on Sunday night after one surveyor reportedly changed the font on their screen and inadvertently left off Pete Buttigiegs name from the list of candidate choices. Since the pollster was unable to assess the impact of Buttigiegs partial omission, the poll was considered statistically unreliable.
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By Reed Richardson Feb 3rd, 2020, 8:07 pm
The last Iowa poll before the caucuses, which was not publicly released after its results were compromised, found that Bernie Sanders was holding steady in the lead and that Joe Biden had fallen to a distant fourth place.
According to confirmation by FiveThirtyEight, the poll was going to report Sanders with 22% support in Iowa, Elizabeth Warren in second with 18%, Pete Buttigieg with 16%, and Biden trailing behind at 13%. That result wouldve pegged Bidens support at more than six percentage points below his current level in the RealClearPolitics polling average.
However, the gold-standard Selzer & Co. Iowa poll was abruptly scrapped on Sunday night after one surveyor reportedly changed the font on their screen and inadvertently left off Pete Buttigiegs name from the list of candidate choices. Since the pollster was unable to assess the impact of Buttigiegs partial omission, the poll was considered statistically unreliable.
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Scrapped Iowa Poll Reportedly Showed Biden Cratering to Fourth Place (Original Post)
JoeOtterbein
Feb 2020
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George II
(67,782 posts)1. Here we go. Fact is, it didn't show ANYTHING, it wasn't released. "Rigged"?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JoeOtterbein
(7,700 posts)2. Just a heads up for everyone to get used...
...to the flip side of polls!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
evertonfc
(1,713 posts)3. it's Iowa.
who cares.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Amishman
(5,557 posts)4. We're doing the actual event right now, poll time is over
Have a beverage and relax.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden