Staff Reports
Polling data from NBC News, a network often criticized for its far-left bias, shows an interesting trend following President Trump’s recent reelection. The right track/wrong track numbers have skyrocketed by 17 points, hitting a remarkable 20-year high of 44 percent for the idea that the nation is finally heading in the right direction. It’s almost as if America remembered what it means to feel optimistic again—who would have thought?
The survey essentially asked, “Do you think the country is on the right track or the wrong track?” As it stands, 44 percent of participants believe things are looking up—a statistic that hasn’t been seen since early 2004. For those keeping score, that’s long before the corporate media began trying to shape public perception as if they were the gatekeepers of reality.
This particular measurement has often been overlooked, but those paying attention have seen it dip significantly, particularly during the Biden administration, which left many questioning what had happened in their country. Just last November, numbers reached depths of 66 percent believing we were on the wrong track with only 27 percent feeling positive. Those are performance metrics that most companies would struggle to survive from, let alone a country.
Historically, this number saw steeper declines during George W. Bush’s second term but only began to recover intermittently with new presidential elections. Dive into the RealClearPolitics average right track/wrong track polls, and one would find this important metric languishing in the negative for nearly 15 years. The early days of 2015 hinted at a craving for change, and little did anyone know that the cure would arrive in the form of Donald Trump—or the odd political anomaly known as Bernie Sanders.
Nolte: Number of Americans Saying Nation Is on the Right Track Jumps to 20-Year High https://t.co/p350MHUhif
— Brett Murphy (@brettmurphyx) March 17, 2025
In tandem with NBC’s findings, the RCP data reflects a similar positive shift since Trump’s reelection, moving from -37 to -9 in the average for those feeling the country is headed in the wrong direction. This 28-point swing indicates a burgeoning optimism among Americans—something that ought to send liberals into a tizzy.
Trump’s leadership is clearly instrumental in this renewed sense of hope, as everyday folks are witnessing a refreshing return to common sense and law and order. Inflation is showing signs of cooling, gas prices are becoming slightly more manageable, and even the price of eggs has dropped. It appears people no longer have to walk on eggshells while expressing their opinions, a welcome change from the years of silence enforced by the cancel culture mob.
The critical takeaway here is that success is the bedrock of unity in America—not the watered-down platitudes about diversity and inclusion served up by the mainstream media to bob and weave around serious issues. Trump understands that only a nation operating on merit over identity can flourish. That means affordable gas, eggs, a lower cost of living, the reclamation of girls’ sports for their rightful participants, and the removal of illegal immigrants who hamper the job market. It’s a glad return to sanity, and it seems the masses are finally starting to take notice.
