J. Ann Selzer

@jaselzer65k followers

Public opinion researcher, gathering data on perceptions of my state, my country, and my planet.

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1Nov 2, '24Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here's how via @DMRegister6061×17M34k5.5k2.9k
2Sep 22, '19Here it is. Elizabeth Warren leads Register’s Iowa Poll for the first time, besting Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders1006×011k1.6k26
3Nov 3, '24Correct spelling is Selzer. Thanks!662×1.9M28k1k469
4Nov 5, '24A few years ago, I made a pilgrimage to Dixville Notch. A spiritual experience.482×1.4M7.4k136268
5Nov 17, '24I'm attaching documents The Des Moines Register has made public. Oh, and mentions of "retirement" are inaccurate. It's been a long-time plan that this election would be my last wor254×712k1.4k164294
6Nov 3, '24Iowa Poll: Democrats are preferred over Republicans in 2 of 4 congressional districts via @DMRegister247×693k2.3k38595
7Nov 7, '25Yesterday brought some good news.195×547k5.6k312130
8Sep 2, '20Grinnell College National Poll on Morning Joe.145×088415814
10Sep 13, '24New Iowa Poll coming soon!50.1×140k4323934
11Jan 2, '20Forgive me, but after a morning of calls, this seems warranted. To those tempted to try to persuade anyone connected to the Iowa Poll to release another poll, please know: 1) The f42.8×0403624
12Nov 7, '20I'm booked for tomorrow morning on CNN's Reliable Sources, unless something more important needs discussion.33.7×043294
13Jan 16, '20One of the most thorough interviews I've done this cycle. With a few laughs thown in.33.6×0353518
16Nov 4, '20Oh, the internal conversations!16.8×021372
18Aug 15, '19In case you were wondering, in the June Des Moines Register/Mediacom/CNN Iowa Poll, we had exactly one respondent for whom Hickenlooper was the first choice. For that one person, P15.4×0154290
19Sep 2, '20Grinnell College National Poll on Morning Joe.14.8×0145250
20Nov 17, '19Here it is.11.1×0108211
21Jun 13, '20Here it is!8.5×088160
22Nov 9, '20I'm honored.7.5×010720
23Jul 1, '19New polls(not mine) play out what I saw in the tea leaves of the June Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll: Joe Biden is vincible.6.8×046230
24Sep 20, '19I can now answer your question. Saturday night.6.6×07371
25Jun 17, '24Today, I hit the 14K mark for followers on this site. I note @SteveRattner hit the 100,000 mark today. Maybe I need more charts.6.6×19k4320
26Mar 21, '24From Grinnell College National Poll: As you think about the next 12 months, do you expect the overall strength of the U.S. economy to be better or worse as compared to the way you 5.7×16k56143
27Aug 18, '23New Iowa Poll to reveal likely Republican caucusgoers' picks among 14 presidential hopefuls via @DMRegister5.1×14k3252
28Nov 24, '20Someone I likely do not know in my feed posted a picture of the completed Mini puzzle today. I tried not to look at it, as I am on a team that competes on the puzzle daily. I had t4.7×06301
29Jun 17, '21I wish there were a rule that when a news outlet announces a vote has been taken, they would report the numbers. "House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq war powers." Not that hard to add 4.5×04590
30Nov 3, '20Been there4.5×05900
31Sep 22, '19Let's look at the historical data. In our polling ahead of the 2016 caucuses, 19% in August of 2015 and 25% in October of 2015 said it would be their first caucus. As campaigns do 4.4×02671
32Nov 9, '20A very thorough, fun interview.4.0×03834
33Apr 15, '19Recalling the 1984 fire that destroyed something like half the existing medieval glass known in the world. York Minster has been rebuilt, never the same.4.0×032130
34Jan 27, '16Final Poll coming Saturday evening. Stay tuned.3.6×016170
35Oct 19, '23One of the key findings is the almost universal appeal of term limits for members of Congress.3.6×10k2282
36Sep 22, '19Elizabeth Warren surges and Joe Biden fades in close Iowa race, new poll shows3.5×03270
38Jun 9, '19Something of an explainer for the new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll.3.2×01790
39Sep 22, '19How Sanders and Clinton tracked 2014-2016.3.1×02591
40Nov 17, '19Here's the main story. More on the Register's site.3.1×02391
41Jan 16, '20Earlier this week, I gave an hour-long interview to Preet Bharara. He asks unusual questions, and so it was a pleasure to spend the time. The podcast launched this morning. It's lo3.1×02363
42Sep 2, '20Grinnell College National Poll on Morning Joe.2.8×02221
43May 13, '24Lisa Bluder announces retirement as coach of the Iowa Hawkeye women. A lot of people are shedding tears, and not just those who played for her.2.7×7.7k1520
44Jan 27, '20From years of viewing experience, I have to say @SHO_TheCircus is never better than when it’s snowing. In Iowa, or elsewhere.2.7×02811
45Apr 1, '21Highlights from Grinnell College National Poll: Confidence 2022 general election votes will be counted as voters intended: 53% very/somewhat confident, 44% not too/not at all confi2.7×01960
46Aug 27, '19I say nothing.2.6×03310
47Nov 7, '25This version gives more details.2.5×7k4133
48Jun 12, '20Get ready!2.4×02420
50Aug 8, '19By request, here is the link to the freshly squeezed FiveThirtyEight podcast I recorded yesterday with my fellow wonk, Galen Druke.2.3×01920
51Nov 21, '20Another weekend. Another Trump parade.2.2×02001
52Jan 24, '20It would be perfectly okay to fast forward past my bit to listen to ISU economist Dave Swenson and Mayor Quentin Hart of Waterloo for fresh insight into the Iowa economy, and into 2.2×01543
53Aug 13, '20Happy to announce I am with power once more2.2×02800
54Apr 1, '21Highlights from Grinnell College National Poll: President Joe Biden Favorable/Unfavorable numbers: 49-43%, improved from August 2020 43-48%.2.1×01461
55Aug 29, '19Just to put it out there, calling our shop to tell us to "release the polls" is an odd strategy. It presumes a) we forgot we had polls we had on hand and just needed to be reminded2.0×02030
56Nov 6, '20A fun conversation with @DavidYepsen this afternoon to air on PBS Iowa tonight, tomorrow, and the next day on Iowa Press.2.0×01930
57Jan 11, '24Snow squall. As though we don’t have enough.2.0×5.6k1140
58Sep 22, '19Here is the attachment, showing questions asked and topline answers reported out so far, including second choice.2.0×01160
59Jul 18, '20I wonder what other polls are showing.1.9×01840
60Jan 15, '24Latest from Iowa Poll, courtesy of Des Moines Register, NBC News, and Mediacom:1.9×5.4k1212
61Sep 22, '19Telling tidbits from Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll: Only 20% have a first choice candidate and say they are unlikely to be persuaded to support someone else.1.9×01340
62Jan 10, '20We call the combination of these scores the candidate's footprint.1.8×02130
63Dec 2, '19Just started watching the new Ken Burns-produced documentary, College behind Bars. I’m only 14 minutes in, and I already highly recommend this. If you decide to watch it, and you g1.8×01430
64Jan 10, '20View post on X1.7×01140
65Sep 22, '20Iowa Poll: Donald Trump and Joe Biden are locked in a dead heat six weeks to Election Day via @DMRegister1.7×0940
66Nov 12, '21Let the speculation begin! The Iowa Poll is back with its first 2024 question. The Iowa Poll, the 'gold standard' of political surveys, is back with new tracking on Gov. Kim Reynol1.7×02010
67Jan 15, '20Ha!1.7×02410
68Sep 2, '20New poll shows Trump's tough path to reelection | TheHill1.7×01421
69Mar 15, '21Iowa Poll: A majority of Iowans want U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to decide not to run in 2022; 28% hope he will via @DMRegister1.7×01230
71Sep 22, '19Queen of diamonds!1.7×01820
72Nov 17, '19Even more depth.1.7×01240
73Dec 25, '22Me too.1.7×4.6k1810
74Nov 30, '20Dear Twitter. You've created technology to link several tweets together. Great. Not great is posting the last tweet of the series first. While the tweets may land as an uninterrupt1.6×02300
75Oct 17, '22Iowa Poll: 2nd & 3rd congressional districts are tight; likely voters favor Republicans in 1st & 4th via ⁦@DMRegister⁩1.5×01020
76Jul 9, '19I love debates. I love charts. Ross Perot breathed life into the conversation, making it much more of a spectator-friendly event. RIP. PS: Anyone who knows me will know I objected 1.5×01440
77Aug 29, '19We do not discuss our polling schedule. Imagine my kindest, most gracious voice as I say that.1.4×01610
78Sep 17, '19Cokie Roberts's was among the first voices of women journalists to penetrate my world. For so many to gather at one place--NPR--seemed astonishing. Cokie Roberts, Nina Totenberg, S1.4×01330
79Aug 27, '19The time might finally have come for me to watch Fight Club.1.4×01700
80Mar 23, '22On my coffee table for the last few days.1.4×01600
81Sep 23, '19Telling tidbits from Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll: [Corrected from earlier] Biden’s favorable rating is down 15 points from March 2019 and his unfavorable rating has 1.4×01320
82Jul 25, '20Sad news. I was fortunate he succumbed to my campaign to meet him many years ago. I had worked on a research project to test if the little local NY talk show had legs for syndicati1.3×01810
83Dec 24, '20If you've never listened to the Christmas Carol read by the very best, tune in to Iowa Public Radio. Read by Doug Brown, from 9 a.m. to noon on IPR's AM News and FM News/Studio One1.3×01610
84Sep 20, '19Always fun working with the political teams at The Register and CNN!1.3×01610
86Jun 7, '23These two look remarkably alike, I think.1.2×3.5k2300
87Oct 15, '20Wednesday? How is that possible?1.2×01210
88May 19, '20The new pollster ratings are out. Happy to be in the company of fine colleagues.1.2×01210
89Jan 21, '22Wordle 216 2/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩1.1×01500
90Nov 6, '18I was #80 this morning. Normally #30. Big turnout?1.1×01200
91Jul 24, '20View post on X1.1×01021
92Jan 8, '22I'm increasingly hearing the empty phrase "and whatnot" finish people's sentences. Maybe 10 years ago, it was "and such." Not sure where these habits start.1.0×01100
93Mar 10, '23View post on X1.0×2.8k1400
94Jan 13, '20We've learned to prepare for such occasions.1.0×01120
95Jun 22, '20Just curious why many articles with a headline about 23, say, states showing spikes of COVID-19 cases do not list the 23 states. Or show me a map. They'll mention California, maybe1.0×01100
97May 15, '23When your go-to opening word is the Wordle of the day, it's going to be a good day! Wordle 695 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩0.8×2.3k1001
98Dec 5, '20Sad to learn this. Probably my favorite episode of Laverne and Shirley featured Lenny and the Squiqtones. Performing in a talent show, Squiggy vamped: "This is a little song called0.8×01010
99Nov 6, '19Kind words. Thank you.0.8×01010
100Nov 5, '19Thanks!0.7×01100

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