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

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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.”

00:00 Introduction: Pollsters' Bias in Trump's First 100 Days
01:15 Economic Success vs. Negative Headlines
01:53 Manipulation Tactics in Polling
02:29 Inaccuracies in Polling Over the Years
03:21 The Most Egregious Polls
04:17 Revealing the Truth Behind Polls
05:07 Accurate Polls and Media Bias
06:18 Conclusion and Call to Action