Normally when a poll is declared to be an "outlier" the source of such a declaration is a pundit or candidate who doesn't like the results. Therefore the branding of the May 4 Reuters/Ipsos poll as an outler was quite unusual because the source was...Reuters/Ipsos. Yes, this could be a first with a polling company asking the public to discount its own polling results.
So why did Reuters/Ipsos back away from its own poll? Could the answer be that their poll showed a significant surge in support for President Donald Trump? Here is the Reuters/Ipsos disclaimer on the top of their poll page about the results of its own poll showing the Trump surge: -- More...