Lawsuit filed against Des Moines Register for ‘misleading subscribers’ with final Iowa poll
A Chicago-based nonprofit law firm has filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register for “misleading subscribers” with its final 2024 Iowa Poll.
Lawsuit filed against Des Moines Register for ‘misleading subscribers’ with final Iowa poll
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Did DM Register create the poll or just print the results?
I don't think the right wants to go down this path
All kinds of media misleads people about polls and all kinds of political material all the time. Media plainly pushes certain candidates all the time.
They have no case
They have no case
From the article:
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression announced on Tuesday it plans to defend poster J. Ann Selzer pro bono against Trump’s lawsuit.
FIRE is going to own Trump and co on this one.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression announced on Tuesday it plans to defend poster J. Ann Selzer pro bono against Trump’s lawsuit.
FIRE is going to own Trump and co on this one.
Remember when conservatives were against frivolous lawsuits? That ended four years ago. Being in a cult means turning your back on everything you used to stand for.
I’m sorry that I couldn’t punch down on you unreal time. I was at an exciting Iowa basketball game. I’m a little surprised a big fan like you wasn’t there, or at least watching on TV.Lawsuit filed against Des Moines Register for ‘misleading subscribers’ with final Iowa poll
A Chicago-based nonprofit law firm has filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register for “misleading subscribers” with its final 2024 Iowa Poll.www.kcrg.com
How was this “non-profit”, harmed? What is their standing?
You seem angry a lot these days. Are you okay? You don’t seem okay.
She was only off by 16 points we should cut her some slack lol
Never go to trial. Maybe some interesting information gets disclosed in discovery or depositions?
Dumb lawsuit.
The whole premise is dumb. Even if it was a "fake news" poll, how the F does it move the needle on how people vote? It doesn't. Dumb.
Bitch move.
Only person "hurt" is the pollster Selzer and her reputation.
The whole premise is dumb. Even if it was a "fake news" poll, how the F does it move the needle on how people vote? It doesn't. Dumb.
Bitch move.
Only person "hurt" is the pollster Selzer and her reputation.
Careful. They’ll sue you next.
Why are the conservatives here celebrating this? These are such dumb lawsuits. Can’t wait to sue all the meteorologists because the weather was wrong and then every sports personality because they predicted the games wrong.
As others have posted, what in earth was the harm done by this poll?
I think it was bins above that pointed out that no one took a bigger hit than Selzer when the poll turned out to be a giant miss.
I think it was bins above that pointed out that no one took a bigger hit than Selzer when the poll turned out to be a giant miss.
If she sued herself it would be more credible
Remember when the left was for the working class and the under represented? Now they are the party of rich leftists and major corporations and anti American subversives like Soros, turning their backs on everything you once stood for.
I think it's pretty clear from her subsequent actions that she didn't do it on purpose. Maybe the poll was flawed. Maybe people lied in the poll. Who knows?
But there were no damages - I think that is a factual statement.
So, the lesson is don't do anything that might make the King mad.
But there were no damages - I think that is a factual statement.
So, the lesson is don't do anything that might make the King mad.
People who think she for some reason did it on purpose are being nonsensical.
This is the only reason I think they are doing this. A poll is basically an opinion, you shouldn't get in trouble for having a wrong opinion.
This won't go anywhere,.. No Iowan believes anything printed in the Register.
Yes. Seriously.
This is a gal who prior to last November had a long track record of putting out highly accurate polls, with those showing results closer than most to the actual election totals. Now, after all that, she’s going to throw it all away by putting out a bad poll that didn’t have any impact at all?
Feel free to show any evidence of her getting paid by the Harris campaign, democratic donors, ANYTHING, beyond conspiracy theory speculation to back up these claims.
Yes. There's no gain for a pollster to be that far off. None.
She went from a well regarded pollster to a punchline with that poll. How did she benefit?
Do you actually think the results from one poll effected the vote?
I don't think the premise is dumb. People thinking a given election is close or not close absolutely drives turnout. If Iowa had been breaking substantially Blue, it would stand to reason that Harris was about to win in a landslide and the election day turnout would undeniably be suppressed. And, of course, election day turnout is fully agreed to lean hard RED.
I think the lawsuit will be very interesting.
One poll on its own isn’t going to convince anyone that an election is close or not.
At the margins, all you need to do is convince a few hundred people in a swing state to not show up.
I don't think the lawsuit is frivolous at all. Kind of interested to see it play out.
In 2000, the Florida margin was 537 votes...and the outcome of the entire election hinged on that state.
So none from the last election…particularly the Iowa poll that Selzer is getting sued over. Thanks.
Because if everyone is committing “election interference,” all of Trump’s 2020/21 post-election bullshit becomes no big deal. And then they feel better about supporting such a piece of shit.
I guess the fact that they perhaps tried to interfere with the election, but Trump won by enough to overcome the interference is something the courts can decide and speak to.
