Victor Davis Hanson: The ‘Egregious’ Pollsters’ Bias Against Trump, Explained

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

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Mainstream media would have you believe that Trump’s first 100 days were a failure—despite securing the border and strong economic gains. Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the polling regarding Donald Trump’s early 2025 presidency on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” and asks the question: Were pollsters reflecting public opinion, or manipulating it? “There were analyses after each of the 2016, the 2020, and the 2024 elections about the accuracy of polls, post facto, of the election. And we learned that they were way off in 2016. They said they had learned their lessons. “They were way off in 2020. They said they learned their lesson. And they were way off in 2024. And why are they way off? Because liberal pollsters—and that's the majority of people who do these surveys—believe that if they create artificial leads for their Democratic candidates, it creates greater fundraising and momentum. “ If you look at the polls that were the most accurate—Mark Penn was very accurate. He's a Democratic pollster. But especially, the Rasmussen poll and the Insider Advantage and the Trafalgar poll. … They have Trump ahead by anywhere from two to three points after 100 days.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1… 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/victordavishanson7273… 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: https://secured.dailysignal.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	When they apparently or supposedly or purportedly surveyed the first hundred days of Donald Trump. Almost immediately, headlines blared.
0:39.3	Worst first 100 days in history.
0:41.3	Everybody was confounded because the economic news was pretty good.
0:46.3	I don't think I've seen anything quite as egregious in pollster's bias.
0:51.3	The New York Times and the Washington Post polls, they were deliberately not
0:56.6	counting people who surveyed that they were Trump voters in 2024. That was half the
1:02.2	country. So of course their results were going to be disputed or suspect. So what were
1:07.2	the pollsters trying to tell us or were they trying to manipulate us? Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal.
1:24.6	We've touched on polls before, but I don't think I've seen
1:27.7	anything quite as egregious in pollster's bias as recently when they apparently or supposedly
1:38.0	or purportedly surveyed the first 100 days of Donald Trump and the public reaction. Almost immediately, headlines blared.
1:47.2	Worst first 100 days in history, Trump drops from 52 to 41, 42. Everybody was confounded because
1:56.2	the economic news was pretty good. Job growth was just spectacular.
2:02.3	Over 170,000 jobs.
2:04.7	Inflation was down.
2:06.8	Energy prices were down.
2:08.0	Corporate profits were up.
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