In President Trump’s politics, there are no permanent polling allies, just permanent polling interests. There is no consistent metric by which he gauges his presidency other than cherry-picking metrics in which his presidency is seen in a favorable light. …
He’s been a bit cranky with Fox of late, given that the network has dared to hold events with Democratic 2020 contenders. (He needn’t worry.) But generally, he seems to have expectations when it comes to their polling.
On Friday morning, though, he got mad. …
.@FoxNews is at it again. So different from what they used to be during the 2016 Primaries, & before – Proud Warriors! Now new Fox Polls, which have always been terrible to me (they had me losing BIG to Crooked Hillary), have me down to Sleepy Joe. Even considering…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2019
Proud warriors? Anyway …
Now, we will hasten to point out that Trump’s objection to Fox News polling is possibly largely due to the fact that they’re good polls. Fox’s on-air programming is often heavily weighted in Trump’s favor, but their polling isn’t. CONT.
Philip Bump, Washington Post
Recent polls: 2020 presidential election