District court dismisses class-action suit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer

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A federal district court in Iowa ruled in favor of pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register on Thursday, dismissing a lawsuit brought by a West Des Moines resident who sued the paper over a 2024 presidential poll that showed Kamala Harris poised to defeat President Donald Trump.

Published just days before the November 2024 presidential election, Selzer’s poll predicted Harris would beat Trump in the Hawkeye State by 3 points. Harris subsequently lost, with Trump taking the state by 13 points on Election Day.

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