Tue, December 17, 2024

Trump sues Des Moines Register and top pollster for survey released the day before the election

Donald Trump is suing the Des Moines Register, its top pollster J. Ann Selzer, her firm, and the newspaper's parent group Gannett, alleging news coverage of Selzer's poll showing Kamala Harris with a surprising lead was used to fraudulently boost his ...
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and Ann Selzer, a prominent pollster, over a poll released just before the Iowa caucuses on January 15, 2024. The poll, which showed Trump leading but with a significant number of voters undecided, was criticized by Trump's campaign for allegedly discouraging his supporters from participating in the caucuses. The lawsuit claims that the poll's methodology was flawed, particularly in how it handled undecided voters, potentially skewing the results. Trump's legal action seeks damages for what he describes as misleading information that could have influenced voter turnout. The Des Moines Register and Selzer have defended the poll's accuracy and methodology, standing by their work as a fair representation of voter sentiment at the time.

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