{"id":2502932,"date":"2025-10-25T09:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-sides-with-trump-in-case-over-2024-ann-selzer-iowa-poll\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:59:06","slug":"court-sides-with-trump-in-case-over-2024-ann-selzer-iowa-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-sides-with-trump-in-case-over-2024-ann-selzer-iowa-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Court sides with Trump in case over 2024 Ann Selzer Iowa poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcourt-sides-with-trump-in-case-over-2024-ann-selzer-iowa-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2502932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-amendment-activists-prevail-in-federal-court\/\" title=\"Second Amendment Activists Prevail in ...\u00a0\">federal appeals court ruled<\/a> in favor of former President Donald Trump in his lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register concerning a 2024 poll that Trump claimed was a form of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-meme-maker-who-joked-about-hillary-clinton-sentenced-to-7-months-in-prison-for-election-interference\/\" title=\"Meme-maker mocking Hillary Clinton gets 7-month prison term for &#039;election meddling&#039;.\">brazen election interference<\/a>.&#8221; The court decided that the case should be heard in Iowa state court rather than federal court, overturning a previous decision by a federal judge. The lawsuit arose after a November 2024 poll showed then-Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa, even though Trump ultimately won the state by over 13 points. Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-federal-investigators-reveal-likely-reason-for-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Federal Investigators Reveal Likely Reason For Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant\">legal team argued<\/a> the matter belongs in state court, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >defendants preferred federal litigation<\/a>. The federal case was dismissed without prejudice, allowing Trump to refile it in state court, were the case will now proceed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Court hands Trump legal win in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-deranged-sounding-georgia-grand-jury-foreman-throws-election-case-against-trump-into-legal-jeopardy\/\" title=\"WATCH: Deranged-Sounding Georgia Grand Jury Foreman Throws Election ... Against Trump Into Legal Jeopardy\">election interference case<\/a> over 2024 Ann Selzer Iowa poll<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2382959\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal appeals court handed President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> a legal victory on Friday in his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lawsuits\/\">lawsuit<\/a> against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\">Iowa<\/a> pollster Ann Selzer and the <em>Des Moines Register<\/em> over a 2024 poll that he claimed constituted &ldquo;brazen election interference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s case will now land in the Iowa state court instead of federal court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that an Obama-appointed judge had overstepped by denying Trump&rsquo;s request for the case to be sent to state court. The new ruling was first reported by Fox News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3862934\/letitia-james-pleads-not-guilty-charges-mortgage-fraud\/\">Letitia James pleads not guilty to charges in mortgage fraud case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3861237\/trump-prepares-portland-deployment-three-national-guard-decisions\/\">Trump prepares for Portland troop deployment as he awaits three separate National Guard court decisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3862352\/letitia-james-arraigned-federal-mortgage-fraud\/\">Letitia James to be arraigned in Virginia on federal mortgage fraud charges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s legal team believes the case belongs in state court, whereas the defendants represented by Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression argue it should be litigated in federal court.<\/p>\n<p>The court said the case in district court should be dismissed &ldquo;without prejudice,&rdquo; meaning it is temporarily closed and Trump can refile it later.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit stems from an early November 2024 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/polls\/\">poll<\/a> that showed then-Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> leading Trump by three points in Iowa. The poll turned out to be inaccurate come Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Trump beat Harris in Iowa by more than 13 points, marking the third time he&rsquo;d won the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3860078\/trump-winsome-earle-sears-obama-stumps-for-abigail-spanberger-virginia-governor-election\/\">TRUMP TEPIDLY EMBRACES EARLE-SEARS AS OBAMA STUMPS FOR SPANBERGER IN VIRGINIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The poll in question differed from a previous poll in which Trump led Harris by four points last September. The Nov. 2 poll was conducted by Selzer and published by the <em>Des Moines Register<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump won the 2024 presidential election by a wide margin, he felt wronged by the poll&rsquo;s inaccurate findings and proceeded to sue its creators. The lawsuit was initially filed in Iowa state court in December, but it was later moved to federal court. Trump dropped the federal lawsuit in June before refiling in state court hours later. In line with his wishes, the case is moving back to the state level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court grants Trump win in 2024 Iowa poll lawsuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2502933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25298373442433.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32431,44472,33740,44451,3634],"class_list":["post-2502932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-election","tag-ann-selzer","tag-court-ruling","tag-iowa-poll","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25298373442433.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502932"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502936,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502932\/revisions\/2502936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2502933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}