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Revered Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer on Monday responded to the attacks Donald Trump made against her after her bombshell poll showed him trailing in the state. The Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll conducted by Selzer and published Saturday showed Kamala Harris leading Trump by three points—47 percent to 44 percent—in Iowa,

Ann Selzer, the pollster behind the Iowa poll that unexpectedly predicted a November 5 victory for Kamala Harris in the state, has responded to criticism from Donald Trump. The former president took to his social media platform Truth Social on Sunday,

Ann Selzer is a prominent and highly respected pollster. FiveThirtyEight even called her the most respected pollster in politics! Well, Ann just released her final presidential poll from Iowa and she has Kamala Harris with 47% of the vote to Donald Trump's 44%.

The Iowa poll, organised by Selzer & Co for the Des Moines Register and Mediacom, revealed that Harris was backed by 47 per cent of the Iowa supporters whereas Trump was supported by 44 per cent.

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The Iowa Poll of 808 likely voters conducted Oct. 28-31 and released late Saturday (margin of error 3.4 points) shows Harris ahead 47%-44% in the state, after Trump led by four points in Iowa in Selzer’s September poll for the paper and by 18 points in June against President Joe Biden.