Something big happened to President Trump this week, and it’s not the Ukraine scandal. His job approval ratings have returned to where they were before his big August slump — and that’s bad news for the Democrats. Trump clearly had a terrible late summer. Starting with his tweet that the […] Read more »
Democrats are stuck in a doom loop of premature polling
Democratic voters are stuck in a self-destructive loop. The loop begins and ends with polls. Pollsters know that Democrats want to know who is the strongest candidate against President Donald Trump, so they conduct a lot of head-to-head polls matching Trump up against various contenders. The polls show that the […] Read more »
Trump claims without evidence that he is ‘leading in the polls’ as he pushes back against impeachment
President Trump claimed without evidence Tuesday that he is “leading in the polls” as he sought to push back against rising calls for impeachment from Democrats amid a burgeoning controversy over his July call with the leader of Ukraine. “I think it’s ridiculous. It’s a witch hunt,” Trump said of […] Read more »
Inside Fox News’ polling ‘nerdquarium,’ whose numbers don’t lie whether Trump likes them or not
President Trump has been quick to use Twitter as a weapon against his critics in the media. He’s even attacked some anchors on his favorite outlet, Fox News. But this past summer one thing in particular seemed to get under the president’s skin: Fox News’ polls, which recently showed him […] Read more »
It’s a Poll, or Is It?
Not all polls are created equal. In fact, some so-called “polls” aren’t even polls. On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we call out a recent “poll” that received a good deal of attention from one cable news channel. What were the methodological pitfalls? Our team breaks it down. And, […] Read more »
Bashful base: Pollsters say Trump closer to Dems than early 2020 surveys suggest
Professional pollsters say President Donald Trump and senior White House officials are rightly confident heading into his reelection bid because early 2020 surveys are likely flawed. … “I think the president’s support is undervalued,” said Neil Newhouse, the leading pollster for Republican Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential bid. “If you separate […] Read more »