The national media pay for national polls to measure public opinion. But often, they aren’t just measuring public opinion. Their selection of polling questions carries an agenda, and tests how the liberal media arguments are faring in all 50 states. Their questions change depending on which party’s president is in the White House.
There are generic measurements – the president’s approval rating, right-direction or wrong-direction. But pay attention to the ones that change with “the times.”
This week, PBS and NPR are promoting their latest poll with Marist University. They devoted special attention to this question: “Since taking office, Trump has (A) rushed to make changes without considering their impact or (B) Done what’s needed to get government back on track.”
The anti-Trump media have certainly pushed the angle that Trump’s…
