This is what they have said for years, when they are polling poorly. The truth is, most Americans do not like their actual policies. Americans used to often like what the media and pollsters said about their policies. The truth is different from what they say before elections.
My parents love what is going on in CA. They are lifelong democratic voters. They live in the foothills away from all the crime and homelessness. They consume the national evening news every night like good little plebes. And they think that Gavin Newsom is doing a great job. How the hell do you combat that. I have tried to reason with them calmly. Does not work. My sister has tried to put them in contact with alternative news that reports the actual news. Nope. They are just parroting what lies Fox news reports.