I find the polls responding to President Trump’s second State of the Union speech to be interesting, assuming of course that they are not fake news. It seems that the vast majority of Americans approved of what he had to say. I have seen numbers as high as 76%. How do we reconcile that with approval ratings around 50%? Is all polling a form of fake news? I wonder if some heads will roll for putting out the numbers without checking with superiors.
I think the difference is that the polls showing approval were immediate responses to the president without any media filters. This is why it was so important to do the whole show at the SOTU. One of the strengths this president has is that when he can actually get through to people they like what he as to say.
Of course we need to watch the approval numbers go down as the media massages the ears of the masses. We have seen it before. Approval at the moment that gradually drifts to disapproval as they listen to the talking heads of the nightly news with their constant drizzle of lies and distortions.
But for a moment America got a chance to respond to the man instead of the media message. Think of it as an hour and a half social media announcement.
Long may he tweet.
homo unius libri
Some mindless people, like reeds, change their lean with every slight breeze.
ReplyDeleteOr they are like sunflowers following the shining light.
DeleteGrace and peace
I find the 30% of Democrats approving to be quite huge as well. Maybe it's his new haircut?
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of middle school where they wanted to make 30% passing under Common Core.
DeleteGrace and peace