Source: The Hill
by W Joseph Campbell
“President-elect Donald Trump’s lawsuit against veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer for an off-target poll released just before last month’s election may be the first of its kind in a modern U.S. presidential election. In researching my book, ‘Lost in a Gallup,’ a narrative history of prominent polling failures in presidential elections since 1936, I uncovered nothing akin to Trump’s litigation, which accuses Selzer of ‘brazen election interference.’ The lawsuit may not survive what are likely to be sharp legal challenges. But its apparent unprecedented nature could have an uneasy effect on pollsters, given their checkered record of accuracy. It is not difficult to imagine their wariness and caution should pollsters face the risk of legal action when pre-election surveys go sideways.” (12/23/24)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5051334-trump-lawsuit-pollster-selzer/