In the past few days, the mainstream media has predictably asserted that President Trump is plagued with low approval ratings. Their claim stems from a new Quinnipiac poll which asserts that the President’s ratings have plummeted to a 34% approval rating. Their poll also contends that 31% of Americans believe President Trump engaged in illegal activities with Russia. Additionally, Quinnipiac claims that 40% of voters think the President’s campaign advisers participated in felonious dealings with Russia. While all the fake news networks tout 34% as the President’s supposed “low approval rating,” they failed to realize Quinnipiac’s negligence to survey an equal amount of Republicans and Democrats.
Contrary to popular belief, poll data does not classify as concrete evidence. In fact, it is very easily manipulated. While Quinnipiac claims to have interviewed 1,361 voters on a nationwide scale, their omission to survey an equal number of Republicans and Democrats completed invalidates their information. By Quinnipiac’s own admission, they collected data from voters who identified as 23% Republican, 35% Democrat, and 36% Independent. At this point in American history, it is unthinkable that reputable pollsters are ignorant of how to run accurate, fair, and balanced polls. Common sense dictates that if Quinnipiac polls 13% more Democrats than Republicans, negative ratings for President Trump will inevitably be higher.
