Close correlation between positive coverage and poll results, from John Sides John Sides: C[ranky] R[eader]: Wait, are you suggesting that Trump’s appeal is all about news coverage? I mean, isn’t there more to it? I thought it was his unique appeal to conservatives or the tea party. Or maybe it’s that his hostility to immigration combined with his support for popular entitlement programs appeals to big chunks of Republican voters. Or maybe it’s just that voters are mad.