I do think the MSM cooks the books for PIAPS.
This is also August and imo won’t start looking at polls in a big way until after Labor Day and then only state polls of likely voters.
That being said, Trump should wake up every day thinking he’s six points down and needs to campaign that way, regardless of what any poll says.
I also do agree with MSM polling; early in campaigns they are trying to form opionion the way they want it. They snap to more accurate numbers late October to keep thier integrity.