Do I even need to try to refute the media's polls any more? Seriously.
Especially when AP stands for AgitProp....
And when you look at that poll, take an issue like (illegal) "immigration". Some may say that we are heading in the "wrong" direction by fighting it while some may say we are in the "wrong" direction because they see anmesty as inevitable (although unwanted). Same with same sex marriage, etc.
The questions are too vague. They may tally up displeasure with the current state but some may be to the right or to the left of the administation and/or activist courts.
I don't see the press getting any better anytime soon either (because NO, I don't see Democrats returning to power and that is the ONLY thing that puts a smile on the face of the Mass Media).