A new Quinnipiac poll finds that President Trump’s approval rating has soared all the way up to 38 percent. And a majority of Americans overall say they trust the media, not Trump, to tell them the truth about important issues. But a huge majority of Republicans say they trust Trump, […] Read more »
Polling Matters: Trouble for Trump, ‘fake news’ & what the UK really thinks about immigration
On this week’s PB/Polling Matters podcast Keiran is joined by Leo Barasi and Harry Carr (Head of Sky Data) to discuss Donald Trump’s approval rating and latest controversies, YouGov polling on ‘Fake News’ and the latest Polling Matters / Opinium survey which this week takes a look at immigration … […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters divided over trusting Trump or the media
Slightly more voters find the White House more truthful than the media, according to the latest Fox News Poll. In addition, most feel the press is tougher on President Trump than it was on President Obama. But that may be a positive development, as a majority thinks aggressive coverage of […] Read more »
Equating bad polls with fake news, Trump further inflates his surrealistic bubble
It was inevitable that we would get to this point, given the two years that preceded it. On Monday morning, President Trump began the tweetweek with a response to recent polling showing that his executive order on immigration is more unpopular than it is popular. And lo: Any negative polls […] Read more »
Why Nobody Cares the President Is Lying
… Mr. Trump understands that attacking the media is the reddest of meat for his base, which has been conditioned to reject reporting from news sites outside of the conservative media ecosystem. For years, as a conservative radio talk show host, I played a role in that conditioning by hammering […] Read more »
Can a president who disregards the truth uphold his oath of office?
… In the simplest terms, a conception of truth outside what the government tells us to be so is foundational to democracy because it allows us to stand up against power. It’s also necessary to lay the groundwork for any kind of democratic deliberation among citizens. After all, if we […] Read more »