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Trump sues pollster and newspaper over Kamala Harris report showing 'false' poll lead
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this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2024
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I do hate Trump, but and bear with me here but maybe there’s actually some good that can come out of that. Maybe we’ll get more accurate polls. Maybe we’ll get a better understanding where people are actually at.
One can only hope.
This lawsuit is strong arming for sure but you have a valid point.
As much as everything that Trump does sucks, if he ends up putting stricter regulations on news media against reporting unfounded claims, it’s going to be good in the long term. I can’t wait for the day that Fox News finds itself needing to report facts.
The balancing act will be accurate reporting vs the fear of reporting anything negative against a public figure. The latter will be a death blow to democracy.
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A face palm. How is it bad to tell media to report facts and not spread misinformation like they did to support Trump during his initial election? There were people literally asking the government to do something to stop the spread of misinformation (it was people on the left asking for that).
Who determines what is "true"? And keep in mind Trump will be assuming office shortly.
This isn't about polling, it's extortion, he's trying to get money. He's going to keep doing this for the money
You know that. I know that.
It's called a small silver lining.
Jesus Christ man, you want to throw out the first amendment over a bad poll? Seriously?
A little reading and comprehension goes a long way.
Where did I say I want to throw anything out? Where did I say I like this lawsuit? Where did I even imply that I want this lawsuit to continue?
The only thing I said was maybe something good can come of it. It's called a thin silver lining.
Headline: Trump sues pollster
You: This could be good, maybe we'll get better polls.
What did I miss?
Because you didn't state what I said.
What I clearly said is MAYBE there MIGHT be SOME good.
Specifically what I said was "maybe there's actually some good that can come from this " which is a massive difference then saying "this could be good".
99.9% of it is bad, but that means that .1% of it might end up with some good. Not sure how any of that is confusing.
What?? How the hell is that related?
The dipshit in orange is suing about a poll that (he claims) wasn't accurate.
How is having more accurate polls not related?
So then explain how that leads to more accurate polls.