Newsmax loves polls from John and Jim McLaughlin because they are fellow right-wingers whose polls reflect their bias. An example of this is a Feb. 24 article:
Veteran pollster Jim McLaughlin told Newsmax on Tuesday he predicts a rough road for Democrats come 2028, arguing that the party’s potential presidential bench is stacked with “failed radical left-wing politicians” who won’t resonate beyond their coastal base.
On “Ed Henry The Big Take,” McLaughlin said Democrats like to brand themselves as defenders of democracy — but he questioned how competitive their own nomination process has truly been.
“You look at who these Democratic candidates are. And look, they always tell us how they’re the party of democracy.
“But the truth is, they haven’t had a competitive Democratic primary — think about this — since about 2008, since when Barack Obama won and he upset Hillary Clinton back then,” McLaughlin said.
“They’ve basically been fixing things and clearing it” since then.
McLaughlin, who served on President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, was responding to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten, who this week derided the Democrats’ early 2028 presidential field as a “clown car” with “no clear front-runner.”
The McLaughlins wrote a March 12 column sucking up to Trump for his attacks on Iran:
A newly completed national survey of likely voters shows strong support for President Donald Trump’s decision to use military force to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
Even more striking, when voters are reminded of Iran’s long record of hostility toward the United States, support grows significantly – with 57% backing military action.
A clear majority believes decisive action is justified — and an even stronger majority of 59% said President Trump should finish the job to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons.
The findings also reveal a significant gap between the views of the American electorate and the tone of much of the left-of-center media coverage, which has largely portrayed the public as skeptical or opposed to military action.
Our data suggests otherwise.
The brothers then admitted how they slanted the poll:
In questions sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, voters were first reminded that Iran has been a rogue nation for 47 years, responsible for killing Americans and taking Americans hostage, including the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Jordan in 2024.
There’s little reason to include that in a poll question beyond trolling for a pro-Trump answer.
The McLaughlins pushed the pro-Trump narrative on Iran again in an April 17 column:
Our latest national survey makes one thing unmistakably clear: American voters continue to support President Trump’s decisive action to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons — and that support is strengthening, not fading.
Despite relentless opposition from left-leaning media, a solid majority of likely voters say military action is justified to protect American lives.
The message from voters is simple: finish the job.
Unlike many public polls that oversample non-voters and dilute Republican support, our survey focuses on likely midterm voters and explicitly frames the central issue — stopping Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
That difference matters, and it shows:
Well, when you slant poll questions to fit your agenda, you get the answers you want. The column concluded by reinforcing the narrative it wants out there:
After a month of sacrifice by American service members, voters are not wavering.
They understand the stakes.
They support the mission.
And they support the commander in chief.
The conclusion is unavoidable: despite media resistance, the American public stands firmly behind stopping a nuclear Iran — and expects the job to be finished.
Ask biased quesions, get biased answers — that appears to be the McLaughlins’ modus operandi. Of course, Newsmax boss Christopher Ruddy supports Trump’s war too, so it seems to work out.