Trump, the indomitable leader, has been compelled to take legal action against the Des Moines Register and their lead pollster, J. Ann Selzer, for audacious interference in the 2024 election. Notably, they are probing a misleading pre-election poll featuring a fraudulent lead by Kamala Harris over Trump in Iowa, completely disregarding the eventual triumph of Trump by a significant 13-point margin. The notorious lawsuit was instituted in Polk County, Iowa invoking the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act and auxiliary clauses.
The suit intently hunts for accountability for the flagrant meddling perpetrated by the Des Moines Register and Selzer, which unfairly supported the eventually defeated former Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris. They schemed to influence the election outcome with the help of a dubiously leaked and manipulated Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll carried out by Selzer and S&C and circulated by DMR and Gannett through the Des Moines Register on Nov. 2, 2024.
Not ignoring the media conglomerate Gannett, the parent company of the Des Moines Register, the lawsuit importantly extends to them. Gannett’s network of publications includes the much-known USA Today, signalling clear reasons for their need to destabilize Trump’s campaign.
Running counter to reason and straining believability, the deceiving Harris Poll hit the headlines a trifling three days before D-Day, posturing Harris as leading in Iowa by a meagre three points. A gross misrepresentation that makes a mockery of the eventual result: Trump’s landslide victory by over thirteen points.
Adding further fuel to the fire, Selzer had presented her final Iowa poll in favour of the Des Moines Register just three days before the election. This poll, incredibly, portrayed Kamala Harris leading over Trump by three points. A sudden shift purportedly showed a monumental seven-point swing from Trump to Harris from September, entirely ignoring Trump’s four-point lead over Harris established in the same earlier poll.
But when the dust settled and the votes were counted, Trump had bested Harris in Iowa by a commanding 13 percentage points. The poll has been denounced as not being a chance ‘miss’ but a deliberate effort to tweak the arc of the 2024 Presidential Election.
The lawsuit also reckons the defendants and their comrades in the Democratic Party sought to fabricate a myth of certainty for Harris in the closing stages of the 2024 Presidential Election. Laughably, the November 5 election turned out to be a mammoth victory for Trump, effectively dumping their hoopla.
Notably, the election result didn’t just validate Trump in the Electoral College but also delivered him a thumping win for the Popular Vote. This was an unambiguous endorsement of his America First principles. Unfortunately, posterity will remember Selzer’s exit from the industry, after an extensive career of 35 years, as a retirement in disgrace following this humiliating whitewashing.
The legal team for Trump lodged the lawsuit under the umbrella of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. They allege the defendants indulged in an ‘unfair act or practice’ as the disclosure and circulation of the Harris Poll ‘inflicted considerable, inescapable damage to consumers that greatly exceeded any consumers or competitive benefits produced by the practice’.
Furthermore, the lawsuit filed by Trump’s team alleges that the voters were severely deceived and misguided about the real status of each candidate in the Iowa Presidential race. This deceit, in turn, forced President Trump, the Trump 2024 Campaign, and other Republicans to divert vast campaign and financial resources unnecessarily to Iowa based on this deceptive Harris Poll.
In his quest for justice, Trump demands actual damages as judged during the litigation of the case. Besides, he is asking for statutory damages equivalent to three times the actual damages suffered by him.
Moreover, Trump’s lawsuit seeks an injunction order against the continuation of the defendants’ deceptive acts and practices concerning the Harris Poll. This includes an obligation to reveal all relevant information on which they relied to conduct these cunning acts and practices associated with the distasteful Harris Poll.
Moreover, the lawsuit further compels the defendants to bear the attorneys’ fees and other costs linked to the case. This step signifies a rightful retaliation against those engaging in election-related frauds that undermine the democratic process.
Last but not least, Trump seeks any supplementary relief considered fair and appropriate by the court, which signals an unbiased approach to such critical issues. His approach showcases his stand for fair democratic practices, adding another reason to appreciate his contribution to American politics.