Conservatives on social media are criticizing a veteran pollster in Iowa after former President Trump easily won the state despite a weekend poll that showed Vice President Kamala HarriThis is up 3 points.

The Des Moines Register-sponsored poll in Iowa three days before the election caused a firestorm when it showed Harris winning by 3 points in the reliably red state.

“It’s hard for anyone to say they saw this coming,” pollster J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., which conducted the poll, told the newspaper Saturday. “She has clearly moved into a leadership position.”

Fox News’ decision desk called Iowa for Trump Tuesday night and the former president held a more than 10-point lead around 11 p.m. ET, sparking a wave of conservatives on social media blowing up the poll .

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“Congratulations to Donald J. Trump and JD Vance on their victory,” said Deputy Political Director Alex Latcham. said in a statement. “After four years under Kamala Harris, Hawkeye State voters are eager for President Trump to fix what Kamala Harris broke. From day one, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance will help cut costs , secure the border and protect social security for retirees like Ann Selzer.

“Enjoy your retirement…”, Chris LaCivita, Trump co-campaign manager posted on as well as a screenshot of an article calling Selzer “the best pollster in politics.”

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“It was horribly wrong,” said journalist and broadcaster Piers Morgan. posted on X. Trump just crushed Kamala in Iowa. Ms. Selzer’s poll was a turkey of biblical proportions. »

“Selzer is a disgrace,” Joe Simonson told the Washington Free Beacon. posted on X.

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“They all talked about Ann Selzer like she was the Oracle of Delphi because they wanted to believe it so much,” said journalist Glenn Greenwald. posted on X.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Des Moines Register and Selzer for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

Brie Stimson of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.