After all, admin in power seeking to make deals with the administration are certainly making these calculations with that public sentiment in mind

I hear what you’re saying, but I still think those polls are instructive, even if it’s just as a gauge of support for the current admin’s policies or the “vibes,” as you call it. Public opinion may not be based on much more than that, but it’s still worth seeing it.

It does feel like they made some sort of Faustian bargain for riches and influence…

Wow, felicitaciones!!