Staff Reports
In the wild world of political polling, where accuracy seems to be thrown out the window more often than a rogue campaign staffer’s cellphone, former President Donald Trump has thrown down the gauntlet against a recent Iowa poll that claims Vice President Kamala Harris is leading him. According to Trump, this poll is nothing but a “fake,” cooked up by those who might have a saying in what constitutes a fair and balanced survey, which of course is nearly anything but when it comes to a Trump candidacy.
The source of this alarming news comes from the Des Moines Register and Mediacom. Their poll hilariously suggests that Harris leads Trump by a slim 47% to 44%, a difference that, when measured against a 3.4 percentage point margin of error, is about as significant as a gnat on an elephant’s backside. The poll may have surveyed 808 likely Iowa voters, but let’s face it, these numbers look more outlandish than the prospects of a vegan barbecue in Texas.
Trump on Des Moines "It's a fake poll done by a Trump hater, Emerson. I'm up 10. I have others that I'm up 12 and 13 points. That's a fake poll done by a Trump hater who oversampled by, a lot, Democrats." pic.twitter.com/RDuOpVFdMQ
— MAGA Elvis 🇺🇸 (@BenStanton77) November 3, 2024
As pointed out by astute observers, this poll stands out like a sore thumb amidst a sea of Trump-loving surveys. The Trump campaign has responded with a memo reassuring supporters that a recent Emerson poll shows him ahead by a whopping 10 points. So, the question naturally arises: when did Iowa become a Kamala Harris stronghold? It’s almost as if the pollster mistook a fair Iowa State Fair for the chaotic leftist carnival.
Critics might ponder just how Harris—who can’t even manage to find her way through a speech without a roadmap—could possibly forge ahead in the heartland. Iowa is not considered the fertile ground for Biden’s veep, and Trump supporters know this. This is, after all, part of the red state Americana, not the blue-hued utopia planned by progressive dreamers. Even Fox News has raised eyebrows at the idea of Iowa being in play, hinting that it’s about as likely as seeing a raccoon run for governor—interesting but unlikely.
With Trump referring to this poll as “fake” and calling out the pollster as a “Trump-hater,” conspiracy theories of polling manipulation loom like dark clouds over an otherwise sunny day at an Iowa cornfield. The question remains: is this just a fluke, or are the powers that be trying to twist public opinion before the 2024 election begins in earnest? While many might not have the answer quite yet, with this poll bringing in so many headscratchers, one doesn’t need to look far to figure out that they are certainly not playing fair in their games of number-crunching.
