General Discussion

Wiz Imp

(7,453 posts)

5. OMG. How can a pollster be taken seriously that includes this blatantly biased shit in their "analysis" of their poll?

Reply to everyonematters (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 01:25 PM

Sep 1

Still, there's another element of polls on Trump's leadership that often goes unexplored: the impact of big corporate media on voters' perceptions.

In a survey of nearly 900 news stories earlier this year, the Media Research Center found that 92% of Trump coverage by ABC, NBC and CBS was negative from the time he took office to April 9. No matter Trump's triumphs, viewers got a continuing drumbeat of critical commentary, something sure to affect many viewers and, thus, Trump polls.

Yet, despite strong antipathy from political foes and the media, Trump's leadership ratings remain solid. Why? After years of things getting steadily worse – inflation, war between Ukraine and Russia, a White House bereft of executive leadership, to name just a few – Americans appear hungry for a strong president who will take action on the burning issues of the day.

Whether his angry political opponents admit it or not, to many Americans Donald Trump is that person.

Note: the Media Research Center is a far right sham organization that pretends to be a "media watchdog" group.

The amazing thing is that such a blatantly biased pollster still showed Trump' favorability underwater on every single policy area.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

RandomNumbers

7 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

The latest I&I/TIPP poll has Trump's approval at 43%. The way that they report on their own poll is hilarious. [View all] everyonematters Sep 1 OP

Lol, "solid grades?" EarlG Sep 1 #1

Looking at their other articles, we can see their leanings RandomNumbers Sep 1 #2

It's these kinds of polls that skew the averages Fiendish Thingy Sep 1 #3

The low 40s is where most of the reputable polls have him now. Quinnipiac is the only one that has him below 40% everyonematters Sep 1 #7

The one question I wish pollsters would ask, "If the election were held today, would you vote for the MFer again?" Silent Type Sep 1 #4

OMG. How can a pollster be taken seriously that includes this blatantly biased shit in their "analysis" of their poll? Wiz Imp Sep 1 #5

Total BS AltairIV Sep 1 #6