It is so misleading when the media makes declarations about drumpf's support. If 80% of his voters

[mfcorey1]

favor him, how many voters were polled? Is that 80% of 300 people in a small town in Missouri where if you had polled the entire population, that number might diminish to 10%? Polls suck!

[Arkansas Granny]

1. They don't mention that the number of people who call themselves Republican is shrinking.

The last I saw that was around 33% of voters. They should ask Democrats and Independents about their support.

[spooky3]

2. If you're talking about the Axios poll, they did.

The media focused on the Repub numbers only. But only about 8% of Dems and about a third of independents approved of Trump’s Helsinki actions.

[spooky3]

3. Most reputable polls do report how many voters were polled,

Whether they were randomly selected, etc.

538.com does a good job aggregating the poll results and describing samples etc.

[raccoon]

4. Also how you phrase the questions in the Poll has a lot to do with the answers.

I’m skeptical of polls myself. Especially after the “election” of the dotard.

[Raven123]

5. 80% of a minority of voters is still a minority

[beachbum bob]

6. polling is a statistical venture and there is a science to it. Depending on what outcome you would

like to see, the questions can be framed in such a manner, the sampling can be skewed in such a manner. Thats way the truly professional pollsters can nail the number pretty damn close. I have NO doubt that 80% of trump voters still support him....and to tell you the truth I could care less

[dlk]

7. Whether or Not the Polling Samples were Statistically Significant Matters

Polls can be manipulated.