https://freerepublic.com/tag/scottbeattie/ en-us Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:09:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4396720/posts An Iowa judge on Wednesday threw out President Trump’s lawsuit over the Des Moines Register’s final 2024 poll and declared that even a wildly off election-eve survey is the kind of “erroneous statement” the First Amendment must protect. RedState readers will surely remember the poll in question. The Register published a wild outlier three days before the presidential election, suggesting Kamala Harris held a lead over her Republican opponent in Iowa. The Hawkeye State was not considered competitive. And it wasn't. Trump went on to win the state by 13 points. It was a 16-point miss that Trump described as... Red State https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4396720/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:09:22 GMT