US Politics Breaking News Update: A+ Iowa Poll Shows Huge Gains for Harris
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"Even if you take that as the largest margin of being out in recent times and apply that to this particular poll finding, then it's still an incredible result."
Hello Team
🎦 00:00-00:14⏩
Jonathan welcomes viewers to another ATP Geopolitics video, a US Elections Breaking News Update. He highlights an incredible piece of news from Iowa regarding a recent poll.
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Iowa - recent political history and insights from Real Clear Politics
🎦 00:14-00:53⏩
- Iowa, worth six Electoral College votes, has leaned Republican in recent elections.
- Real Clear Politics data shows Trump winning Iowa by 9.5% in 2016 and 8.2% in 2020 against Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, respectively.
- This suggests Iowa is a reliably Republican state.
Des Moines Register and Seltzer Poll
🎦 00:53-02:17⏩
- Jonathan highlights a new poll from a reputable source - the Des Moines Register and Seltzer, a highly-rated pollster with an accurate track record in Iowa (rated 2.8 out of 3 by 538 and ranked in the top 12 nationally.)
- The poll's historical accuracy is evidenced by its close predictions in past elections, including the 2012 and 2020 Presidential races, as well as the 2014 and 2022 Senate races.
- Even considering a potential margin of error of 5%, the poll's findings are significant.
Poll results - Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa
🎦 02:17-03:02⏩
- The poll shows Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa by 3 points (47% to 44%).
- This is noteworthy given Trump's previous victories in the state.
- Adam Kinzinger's reaction is highlighted - "If I was Trump, I'd be freaking out right now."
- Republicans Against Trump also acknowledges the poll's negative implications for Trump.
- Another source, Ingramentum, highlights the 12-point swing from Trump's 2020 victory, describing it as the best poll Democrats have seen in years.
Potential reasons for the shift - "Why the polls might be underestimating Democrats"
🎦 03:02-03:38⏩
- The possible reasons for the poll results and why the polls may be underestimating Democrats are discussed, with a link provided to an article by Ingramentum on Substack.
- Jonathan references a previous video discussing potential biases in polls favouring Republicans.
Analysis of the Huffington Post/Yahoo News article - "Shock Iowa poll shows Harris with lead over Trump"
🎦 03:38-08:23⏩
- Jonathan analyses a Huffington Post/Yahoo News article that labels the poll result as "shocking".
- The article highlights the poll's accuracy in previous elections.
- It notes that Iowa is not considered a swing state, suggesting that the results may not be generalisable to the entire US.
Possible implications of the poll results
🎦 08:24-10:51⏩
- Jonathan suggests the poll could indicate trends among white voters, particularly white women, who may be shifting towards the Democrats.
- He notes that gains among white women could offset potential losses among other demographics, such as black men, particularly in battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
- A significant gender gap is observed, with Harris leading by 20 points among women, while Trump leads by 14 points among men.
- This is significant, as women have a higher voter turnout rate than men.
- Jonathan acknowledges that the poll may not be applicable to states with different demographics, such as Georgia.
- He points out that Democrats have been gaining ground among college-educated voters, including white women, who are a significant voting bloc in key states.
- Early voting data and exit polls also suggest a shift towards Democrats, particularly among women.
- The six-week abortion ban implemented in Iowa during the summer is mentioned as a potential factor influencing the shift among women voters.
Poll as an Outlier - caveats and other polls
🎦 10:51-12:36⏩
- Jonathan cautions that the poll could be an outlier, given the limited polling conducted in Iowa during this election cycle.
- An Emerson College poll (B-rated) showed Trump leading by 10 points, contrasting sharply with the Des Moines Register poll.
- A September poll by Signal (sponsored by a conservative group) also showed Trump leading, but this was before significant events that could have shifted voter sentiment.
- Jonathan highlights the 7-point swing between the September and latest Des Moines Register polls, indicating a substantial change.
- Seltzer's track record of accuracy, particularly when breaking from consensus, is emphasised.
Significance and implications of the poll
🎦 12:37-14:06⏩
- The poll's significance is highlighted, with widespread discussion on social media.
- The possibility of polls undercounting Democrat support is discussed, linking back to a previous video on the topic.
- The question of whether the poll indicates a broader momentum for Harris and increased voter turnout among women is raised.
- Jonathan acknowledges that it is a single poll and therefore subject to caveats, but notes the excitement among Democrats.
- The poll is described as "doing an awful lot of heavy lifting" in terms of implications.
- It has a decent sample size of likely voters and appears methodologically sound.
Poll Accuracy and Republican response
🎦 14:06-15:13⏩
- Jonathan argues that for Republicans to dismiss the poll, it would need to be wrong by a significant margin, exceeding Seltzer's historical margin of error and even her worst performance.
- He suggests that a 3% loss for Trump in traditionally safe states like Iowa would be indicative of broader issues for his campaign.
- For Republicans to comfortably dismiss the poll, it would likely need to be wrong by around 8 points, which is a considerable difference.
- Jonathan finds the poll results fascinating, regardless of one's political affiliation, and acknowledges it as good news for Kamala Harris, explaining the excitement among her supporters.
- He advises Harris supporters to remain cautiously optimistic, given that it is a single poll.
Poll in the context of broader trends
🎦 15:13-16:05⏩
- Jonathan believes the poll aligns with other data points, such as early voting results and quasi-exit polls.
- He highlights positive early results for Democrats, particularly the gap between Democrat and Republican support in CNN, ABC Ipsos, and Time Siena polls.
- He emphasizes the strong performance of women voters, who appear to be favouring Democrats.
- The Seltzer poll aligns with this trend.
Wrap up
🎦 16:05-16:10⏩
- Jonathan concludes the video by sharing the poll results and encouraging viewer engagement and discussion.
- He thanks the audience and signs off.
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