re: Why is no one in the media questioning the polls when the data doesn't even make sense?

For me the demerits under Obama were obvious because the way it affected me was easily apparent.

Under Bush I usually had a tax return. Under Obama I suddenly owed a bit of money to the IRS each year even after I tried to adjust my with holdings to be more accurate.

On top of that, I worked for a Japanese company at that time. Japanese companies take healthcare for their employees pretty seriously.

I had great coverage, and paid nothing extra for it per month. The company 100% covered all costs.

After Obama care, costs rose so high that the company sent out an apology letter that employees now had to chip in. The company would still cover the bulk of it but now I would see a cost subtracted from my paycheck.

Under Obama I got promoted, made more money, then switched jobs for another pay increase...but because of all the detriments I could see I could have been getting more.