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Summary

Donald Trump has sued pollster J. Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register over a pre-election poll showing Kamala Harris leading in Iowa by three points, claiming it created a "false narrative of inevitability."

Trump, who won the state by 13 points, alleges election interference but provides no evidence of wrongdoing.

Legal experts expect the case to fail, citing First Amendment protections. Critics argue the lawsuit is intended to burden media outlets financially.

Selzer has retired, and Gannett, the newspaper’s parent company, has defended the poll's methodology as sound.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ man, you want to throw out the first amendment over a bad poll? Seriously?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A little reading and comprehension goes a long way.

Where did I say I want to throw anything out? Where did I say I like this lawsuit? Where did I even imply that I want this lawsuit to continue?

The only thing I said was maybe something good can come of it. It's called a thin silver lining.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Headline: Trump sues pollster

You: This could be good, maybe we'll get better polls.

What did I miss?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 days ago

Because you didn't state what I said.

What I clearly said is MAYBE there MIGHT be SOME good.

Specifically what I said was "maybe there's actually some good that can come from this " which is a massive difference then saying "this could be good".

99.9% of it is bad, but that means that .1% of it might end up with some good. Not sure how any of that is confusing.