The following article, The Media’s Reluctant Reckoning, was first published on The Black Sphere.
The media continues its strained efforts to diminish Donald Trump’s undeniable momentum.
They offer skewed analyses while inadvertently revealing a growing shift in public sentiment. And they use the polls for their dirty work.
Their polling figures—long marred by bias—attempt to temper expectations. However, the trends betray a starkly different reality that the numbers reported.
Take the latest Emerson poll, which reports:
“Trump’s approval at 49%. While polling organizations still manipulate methodology to favor Democrats, the directional movement tells a clearer story. Trump now enjoys net approval across nearly all age demographics, including voters under 30 (46%-38%). The only slight exception is Americans over 70, where he trails by a single point (49%-48%).”
This is an inflection point.
Does anybody believe that the man who set a record for actual votes by a sitting president, and who garnered over 50% of the vote is now at 49%?
Yet, Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, reinforces this nonsense in guarded terms:
“President Trump’s 49% job approval rating closely reflects his share of national support in the 2024 election, and his 41% disapproval is the lowest it has been in Emerson national polls dating back to his first term.”
A more candid interpretation? Trump’s resurgence is outpacing even the media’s most cautious projections.
Trump’s actions have not surprised anybody. In fact, his base is ecstatic. And if these next results are any indication, we know things are moving in the Trump direction.
In January—before Trump’s return to office—67% of Americans believed the country was on the wrong track, while only 33% held the opposite view. Now, with Trump reinstated, 52% of Americans believe the nation is headed in the right direction, marking a remarkable 19-point shift.
Yet, despite this, media narratives attempt to sustain the illusion that discontent remains with half the country.
Are we truly expected to believe that nearly half the country remains opposed to progress they can see and feel?
I don’t think most people are buying it.
Further evidence of political realignment towards MAGA comes from Quinnipiac, which reports the Democratic Party’s highest unfavorable rating since it began tracking in 2008—57% unfavorable versus a mere 31% favorable.
Simultaneously, a CNN poll reveals that 58% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning Independents believe their party needs major reform or complete restructuring. This is not a temporary slump; it is a sustained erosion of confidence.
Both of these datapoints fly in the face of the notion that less than half the country approve of President Trump’s performance. If you’re disappointed in Democrats, then you are almost certainly happy with President Trump.
What does this mean for Trump’s presidency?
Add to this polling on substantive policy matters. Undoubtedly Trump’s directives are earning widespread approval. His immigration stance enjoys nearly 70% support, while his energy policies continue to be well received. Across the board, issue-specific polling suggests that his policy agenda resonates broadly, contradicting the mainstream narrative of a deeply divided electorate.
So how can people be unhappy with the Democrats, feel that the country is moving in the right direction, and support President Trump’s initiatives and he not be well over 49% approval?
The polling industry, long a tool for shaping perception rather than reflecting it, is struggling to reconcile these realities. The traditional tactic of artificially suppressing Trump’s numbers appears increasingly unsustainable. Voter enthusiasm, demographic shifts, and issue-based support all point to a presidency gaining rather than losing ground. I reiterate, the man garnered over 77 million votes, the most of any legitimate sitting president in American history, and well over 50 percent of the electorate. Yet, pollsters want to provide the back-handed compliment of 49 percent approval?
More critically, who is shifting toward Trump?
The emerging coalition includes not just Republicans but also Independents, disillusioned Democrats, and minority voters. These are the very groups the media insisted would never align with Trump. Their growing support exposes a fundamental miscalculation within the Left’s political strategy.
The trends do not lie: the Democratic Party’s hold on power is weakening, and Trump’s return is not merely a political resurgence—it is a structural realignment. Polling agencies may delay recognition, but they cannot indefinitely obscure reality.
The trajectory is clear.
As the administration’s policies take full effect, expect continued movement in Trump’s favor. The media’s ability to gaslight the public into believing otherwise is diminishing. What we are witnessing is more than just polling fluctuations; it is the unraveling of a carefully constructed narrative.
The question is not whether Trump’s resurgence is real—it is why so many still refuse to acknowledge it.
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