Signs for a number of different candidates are staked in the lawn outside of a home in Des Moines, ... [+] Iowa, on January 25, 2020. Photo by STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP via Getty ImagesTopline: CNN and the Des Moines Register are not releasing the results of the final poll before the Iowa caucuses because there may have been errors in the polling process. Crucial quote: “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,” Des Moines Register executive editor Carol Hunter said in a statement.

Source: Forbes February 02, 2020 02:26 UTC