close Video Biden border coverage draws flak Trump backers speak out in focus group. Do not believe the polls . Liberal news outlets are reporting with smug satisfaction that President Joe Biden is earning rave reviews. A recent headline from NBC News is typical: "Polls show Biden reaping solid approval ratings with popular policies." They want us to believe that Biden’s progressive juggernaut is wildly popular, and that the president’s obvious inadequacies are a figment of right-wing imagination. They want us to think that common-sense Americans are OK with having our schools closed and our borders open , that we are on board with declaring our country racist and allowing riots to wreck our cities. They want us to believe that Biden is way more successful – already – than President Trump ever was. JONATHAN TURLEY: TRUMP VS. WATERS – IN INCITEMENT CASE, SHE MAY BE BEST WITNESS IN EX-PRESIDENT'S DEFENSE It is not true. None of it. For instance, Gallup’s most recent "Satisfaction with the United States" survey shows that 32% of the nation is "satisfied" with the way things are going, while 67% is dissatisfied. At this date in Trump’s presidency, the reading was almost exactly the same: 32% satisfied, 66% dissatisfied. And by the way, that figure reached 45% in February of last year, under Trump, a score not once recorded during President Obama’s eight years in office. CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTER That’s one indicator that the country is not entirely copacetic with current events. But, let’s look at those polls. It is true that Biden’s top-line poll numbers look all right. One of the polls cited by NBC is by Quinnipiac, which shows 48% of respondents approving of the president’s job performance while 42% disapprove. More from Opinion John Yoo: Democrats' court packing push is next step in radical march to destroy another American institution Ariz. AG Mark ...
