Donald Trump is suing the publication and pollster which infamously predicted he would lose Iowa by three points just days before last month’s presidential election.
Des Moines Register published the findings of renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer just three days before the election, which projected Democrat Kamala Harris to win Iowa – now a safe Republican state – and subsequently the election. Her poll was the only one in the entire nation predicting this result, and given that Selzer actually has a pretty accurate record in forecasting how Iowa will vote, it was nothing short of a shock poll.
But we all know how things turned out – Trump won Iowa by over 13 points, meaning Selzer was off by over 16 points.
Nevertheless, Trump will pursue legal action against Selzer, the Des Moines Register and its owner for “brazen election interference”.
At a press conference on Monday, Dec. 16, the President-elect said the poll and its publication was “fraud”, expressing a desire to “straighten out the press.”
The lawsuit alleges that the Selzer poll was “an attempt to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election,” accusing leftist pollsters of failing to use “widely accepted polling methodologies.”
Des Moines has denied the allegations, noting that the poll did not reflect Trump’s 13-point victory in the state. It believed a lawsuit “would be without merit” in a statement to CBS News.
Many on social media commented how the lawsuit came just days after Trump’s successful $15 million settlement against ABC News.
Others disputed the impact of the Selzer poll.
