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The highly anticipated Des Moines Register/CNN/Medicom survey of likely Iowa Democratic caucus-goers was not released as scheduled on Saturday night -- and speculation, jokes and conspiracy theories quickly filled the vacuum.
The poll is considered the "gold standard" in polling of the caucuses.
Here's some of what people were saying about the unexpected event:
huge night for people who like to say that the only poll that matters is the one on election day— Josh Billinson (@Josh Billinson)1580609854.0
With no poll tonight, it’s become much clearer that it’s all going to come down to turnout. Plz credit if using this #analysis— Jamal Raad🌲 (@Jamal Raad🌲)1580610402.0
The good news is there will be another poll of Iowa in two days— Riley MaskAtee (@Riley MaskAtee)1580611097.0
Unbelievable about the @DMRegister poll. I feel like Christmas was cancelled!— Jennifer Palmieri (@Jennifer Palmieri)1580611208.0
think of all the poll nerds who turned down dates tonight— ryan teague beckwith (@ryan teague beckwith)1580611238.0
without this last iowa poll, the entire journalist and pundit class is nervously falling into deep withdrawals, rus… https://t.co/jixXY6Xswh— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@Joe Gabriel Simonson)1580609902.0
The Iowa Poll must now go to a trial in the Senate.— Karen Tumulty (@Karen Tumulty)1580610577.0
How many different conspiracy theories will this pulled poll launch? Over under set at 13.— Sam Stein (@Sam Stein)1580610050.0
The reaction of the media tonight at the 801 Chophouse in Des Moines, when they learn the DMR/Selzer poll won’t be… https://t.co/g7ueSfX6wP— Bill Kristol (@Bill Kristol)1580611197.0
If you want to mess with a friend in media, send them an email with the subject line: Leaked DMR poll results.— Jim Swift (@Jim Swift)1580610335.0
Andrew Yang tells a packed ballroom at the DSM Marriott about the pulling of the DMR poll, saying right at the top… https://t.co/GsZ4QZDRne— Carrie Dann (@Carrie Dann)1580610997.0
The poll found La La Land won Best Picture.— Patrick Condon (@Patrick Condon)1580610972.0
Leak the bad Iowa Poll data, you cowards— Nu Wexler (@Nu Wexler)1580610601.0
With this and the poll pretty clear Pete called in his McKinsey buddies https://t.co/hBDTAlsyPg— Eoin Higgins (@Eoin Higgins)1580611108.0
Somehow feels like canceling the poll at the last minute because of possible, but vaguely unverifiable, problems wi… https://t.co/L0cRj2FFGO— Mike Madden (@Mike Madden)1580611178.0
When you talk to Dems in Iowa, you hear a lot of anxiety, a lot of nervousness, about picking the *right* candidate… https://t.co/KTSqRGbIF8— Jonathan Tamari (@Jonathan Tamari)1580609981.0
Pete demanded to speak with the manager, and got the Iowa poll pulled. Perfect. https://t.co/KFq1aWFUEC— Ryan Grim (@Ryan Grim)1580608550.0
why millennials killed the DMR poll (1/483)— Steadman™ (@Steadman™)1580609859.0
