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Judge Dismisses Suit by Des Moines Register Subscriber Who Alleged Fraud Over the Paper's Trump-Harris Poll

On Thursday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that echoed Donald Trump's claims against the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer.

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Treating Journalism As Consumer Fraud, Trump Claims Coverage of a Presidential Poll Was Not 'News Reporting'

The president's lawyers also conflate fraud with defamation, misconstrue the commercial speech doctrine, and assert that false speech is not constitutionally protected.

Reason

Revenge review: a luridly fascinating smorgasbord of Trump’s score settling

Pursuit of enemies has quickly emerged as a key theme of Trump 2.0 and Alex Isenstadt is happy to dish the dirt

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Trump Tries To Carve Out a First Amendment Exception for 'Fake News'

The president's portrayal of journalism he does not like as consumer fraud is legally frivolous and blatantly unconstitutional.

Reason

"FIRE to Defend Veteran Pollster J. Ann Selzer in Trump Lawsuit over Outlier Election Poll"

Just saw this announcement from FIRE; very glad to hear it. I copy below my explanation from Dec. 18 for… The post "FIRE to Defend Veteran Pollster J. Ann Selzer in Trump Lawsuit over Outlier Election Poll" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump and allies are waging campaign against media to stifle dissent – experts

Lawsuits against Iowa paper and settlement with ABC signal beginning of aggressive legal action to silence critics

The Guardian - US

Trump Mounts a 'Direct Assault on the First Amendment' by Portraying Journalism As Consumer Fraud

The president-elect's lawsuit against The Des Moines Register is a patently frivolous and constitutionally dubious attempt to intimidate the press.

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Trump v. Selzer Likely Going Nowhere

Monday's Complaint in this case essentially alleges that pollster Ann Selzer's Nov. 2 poll for the Des Moines Register, which… The post Trump v. Selzer Likely Going Nowhere appeared first on Reason.com.

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Trump’s $15m settlement with ABC shook the First Amendment’s foundation. It’s just the beginning

ANALYSIS : “Many in free press circles are holding their breath,” one First Amendment expert tells Justin Baragona. “There is concern that we are embarking on some scary times.”

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Trump Sues Pollster Who Predicted Kamala Win, Accuser Her of 'Brazen Election Interference'

Donald Trump is suing pollster over a pre-election poll he claims was intentionally manipulated to show Kamala Harris leading in Iowa.

Latin Times

Trump sues Des Moines Register and top pollster for survey released the day before the election

President-elect launches another legal attack against in his war on the media

The Independent UK

Iowa Pollster Hits Back at Trump Over 'Election Fraud' Claim: He 'Praised Me' When 'I've Done the Polls That He Liked'

An Iowa pollster who incorrectly predicted that Kamala Harris would beat Donald Trump hit back at the president-elect after he accused her of "election fraud."

International Business Times

Iowa pollster Ann Selzer to retire after ‘big miss’ predicting Kamala Harris win in Iowa

Selzer said she has been planning to retire after 2024 for at least a year

The Independent UK

Ann Selzer explains why her very wrong Iowa poll may have helped Trump

Numerous prominent pre-election forecasts missed result as Trump swept to victory

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Trump stock jumps before election day as ex-president blasts Iowa pollster “enemy” for predicting a Harris win

On the eve of the election, data suggests women voters even in America's heartland may be flocking to Kamala Harris in larger numbers than initially believed.

The Independent UK

I followed Harris and Trump round North Carolina. It’s clear to me who’s going to win

Eric Garcia reports from a state Trump won twice — but is now panicking about

The Independent UK

Top polling guru predicts race between Trump and Harris will be a ‘toss-up’

‘We will very likely go into Tuesday night with the race being truly a toss-up,’ Nate Silver writes

Reason

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The Conversation

The US presidential election is too close to call. Don’t blame the polls

With just hours remaining until election day in the United States, pundits and the public alike are scouring public opinion polls for early signs of a result.

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Trump Reacts To Poll Showing Shift Towards Kamala Harris

Controversy erupts as a poll in Iowa shows a shift in support towards Kamala Harris over Trump, sparking tension in his camp.

Latin Times

GOP Dismisses Iowa Poll Favoring Harris as 'Fake' and Claims It's a Tactic to Suppress Their Vote

The pollster credited Harris's lead to women and independent voters, emphasizing that "there's still a margin of error" as neither candidate gets to 50%.

The Guardian - US

Harris grabs unexpected last-minute lead over Trump in Iowa poll

In shocking result that could reshape the race, ex-president falls three points behind in a state he won in 2016 and 2020

The Independent UK

When are the Iowa caucuses and why are they so important?

Prominent Iowa pollster tells Gustaf Kilander, ‘it should be impossible to poll caucuses accurately because they’re designed for things to change at the very last moment’

The Independent UK

Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start?

Ex-GOP strategist believes the governor’s mix of awkwardness and nastiness will end his campaign, while a pollster says nothing can be predicted when it comes to the Iowa caucuses where it comes down to what happens in the room on the night, Gustaf Kilander reports

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Was Ron DeSantis lacklustre campaign doomed from the start?

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