President Trump to Sue Des Moines Register over Selzer Poll

Donald Trump has announced that he will be suing the Des Moines Register following a controversial Iowa poll conducted by Ann Selzer, which heavily underestimated his support in the state. Selzer, through her firm Selzer & Company, conducted a notable Iowa poll for the Des Moines Register in the lead-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The final poll released before the election suggested that Kamala Harris was leading Donald Trump by three points in Iowa, with Harris at 47% and Trump at 44% among likely voters. The poll was unexpected, given that Iowa had not been considered a swing state and Trump had comfortably won the state in both the 2016 and 2020 elections. Selzer had a reputation for accurate polling in Iowa, having correctly predicted outcomes in previous election cycles from 2008 to 2020. However, this poll stood out as an outlier compared to other contemporary polls in Iowa, which generally showed Trump with a lead.

The poll was met with skepticism, and Donald Trump criticized it, calling it "fake" and accusing Selzer of being biased. Post-election, the actual results showed Trump winning Iowa by a significant margin of 13 points, which was a 16-point deviation from Selzer's poll. This discrepancy led to discussions about polling methodologies and the challenges of predicting voter behavior

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