The Selzer Score Shows Scott Walker Is Actually Trouncing Republicans in Iowa
With a crowded field, the index seeks to provide a better, more nuanced measure of a candidate's strength.
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Scott Walker has an edge on other Republican contenders in the latest Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll, winning the backing of 17 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers in the Hawkeye State. By another metric—the "Selzer Score"—he jumps even higher.
With the Republican field growing by the week, methods of evaluating candidates' strength can be difficult to come by. Only a few percentage points can separate leaders from the field.