A panel of Iowa Writers' Collaborative political analysts discuss the Iowa Poll

The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative has 55 members, some of whom have a background in political analysis. During Monday’s Potluck Zoom call, Ed Tibbetts, Dana James, founder of Black Iowa News, Dave Busiek, Dennis Goldford, Robert Leonard, Art Cullen, Barry Piatt, and Laura Belin talked with Ann Selzer about the Iowa Poll, which is being released this week, starting on Monday in The Des Moines Register. Ann shared results from the Iowa Poll in our discussionn. She discussed her methodology and the results. Watch the video to see the graphs from the poll. J. Ann Selzer is considered the best pollster by Nate Silver, who monitors and monetizes the political polling'horse race' industry. In a recent note to his followers, he released the graph below where he bestows grades on polling professionals. Below is what he calls the Silver Bulletin report. This is his report as of this month:I thank Carol Hunter, The Register's editor, for keeping the Iowa Poll alive. It is a real service to readers and a considerable investment in keeping us informed. If you don'talready: Subscribe to The Des Moines RegisterHey, Jason Walsmith, Carol Montag, Chad Elliott, Kathryn Severing Fox, Justin Roberts, and Grant Faulkner, I put together this video snippet to promWriters'' oboSongwriters'' d Songwriters’’Retreat. Does it work? We have a few seats remaining, so if you have FOMO, act NOW. Paid subscribers of this Potluck column support the Okoboji Writers’Retreat scholarship fund. If you know of someone who would benefit from attending, please let them know a few full and partial scholarships are available. Thanks. A Potluck PollWould you be interested in an ongoing podcast featuring political panelists who are members of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative? This would be a separate feature column. Iowa Writers’’CollaborativeWe added two members to the Collaborative this week. Please welcome Professor Dennis Goldford and Bill Tubbs , the former owner of the North Scott Press in Let'sdge (IA). If you do not already subscribe to ’he Iowa Writers’ Collaborative Roundup, you are missing a Sunday morning em’il containing o’r members’ posts the previous week. Last week, we welcomed a Sioux City television anchor who is featured in the last Sunday Roundup: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit okobojiwriters.substack.com/subscribe