Polling Scandal? Industry Bias Skewed Trump’s First 100 Days — Expert Reveals!

A leading pollster is calling out mainstream media outlets for pushing what he says is another round of biased, misleading polling — this time targeting President Trump’s first 100 days in office.

Richard Baris, director of Big Data Poll, says the same polling firms that were wrong in 2024 are once again relying on flawed methods to shape a negative public narrative. Speaking on “Just the News, No Noise,” Baris argued that these polls are more about political messaging than real public opinion.

“We saw bad polling before the election, and they’re doing it again now with Trump’s 100 days,” Baris said. “They were wrong then, and they’re wrong now.”

Recent surveys from ABC News/Washington Post and CNN show Trump with low approval ratings — with one poll claiming 55% disapprove of his performance and another placing his approval at just 41%. The media quickly latched onto these numbers to paint a picture of chaos and public dissatisfaction.

But Baris says that picture is distorted. According to him, these polls continue to underrepresent Trump supporters, particularly in rural areas, and rely too heavily on urban samples. He claims they also use manipulative question wording to produce more negative responses.

“These pollsters were five to seven points off in 2024,” Baris noted. “And they’re still off by that much today. It’s clear nothing has changed.”

He also pointed to a recent New York Times/Siena poll that described Trump’s presidency as “chaotic” and “scary” — labels that many conservatives argue are more editorial than factual.

Baris warns that the media’s repeated misuse of polling data is not only misleading voters but also damaging the credibility of the polling industry itself. He believes this is part of a broader strategy to create fear and doubt among undecided voters.

“If pollsters don’t fix these problems, they risk becoming irrelevant,” he said. “People aren’t buying it anymore.”

With the 2028 race beginning to heat up, Trump’s allies are pushing back harder against what they see as an effort to control public perception. Baris’s comments are fueling that resistance — and raising fresh questions about whether polling can still be trusted in the age of political warfare.

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