President-elect Trump has filed a lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer for an incorrect prediction in the recent 2024 Presidential election. Selzer’s final poll of the election cycle suggested Kamala Harris would win Iowa by roughly three percentage points. In the end, Trump won by a double digit margin.
The lawsuit complaints that Selzer had a legal obligation to make accurate predictions about the future. It also notes that Elon Musk successfully predicted the outcome of the election on election night, hours before mainstream media outlets called the election, using backdoor access to North Carolina polling books that were connected to SpaceX Starlink internet. According to the lawsuit, Selzer had a duty to access Iowa voting systems to educate her predictions.
The November 2nd poll that predicted a Harris victory surprised the country, because nobody had thought Iowa was viable for the Democratic candidate’s campaign. The incoming President believes that Selzer was just plain lying in an effort to help Harris. Donald Trump is expertly aware how lying about something that is ridiculously untrue can turn out to be a very effective strategy for bringing it to life after all.
There can be no doubt that Selzer’s lies affected many Iowans’ decision whether or not to even bother voting. Many Trump voters were clearly convinced to stay home and not bother voting because they believed Selzer’s polling data shocked and alarmed them. For reference, the 2020 election saw Trump win Iowa by 8.2 points, whereas the 2024 result was a 13.2 point victory. The only way this big of a change can be explained is that Selzer’s poll played a huge motivating factor in voter turnout, ultimately benefiting Harris.
Another lawsuit, with ABC News, was settled just days ago. The settlement was practically a stole victory, as President-elect Trump managed to humiliate ABC and force them to submit to his will (despite the fact that his claims were utter nonsense). Trump is now filled with hope that many similar lawsuits will give him control over the media.
Media outlets, political pundits, and protesters should be on notice. Donald Trump is coming for anyone who has something to say against him.
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