... an excellent President, and he has a large "popular" following. Still, I see your point. I don't know, exactly... A President being "old" was not unusual before Kennedy. Sure, FDR was not "shown in his wheelchair," but the American people knew he wasn't Fred Astaire and elected him four times. Everyone liked his general Ike, too, after a massive heart attack.
... I think the decision to "demonize" rather than "defeat" rivals has had an effect. Limbaugh, Gingrich, and FOX hosts perfected that... it's more difficult for any politician to be "popular" in today's environment.
... The "polls" are manipulated by the news. I recall all the polls stating how unpopular "Obamacare" was... but they didn't say a lot of the "nays" were people who AGREED with the concept, but didn't think it went far enough. Also, polls want to be correct... since they predicted Hillary Clinton would win, they were "wrong." But she did win the vote, so they were correct. Still, pollsters need to be considered correct - it's their job. How do you poll the Electoral College? Maybe oversample Republican/Conservative voters?
... Lastly, according to people I know, Biden is mainly "popular" because he is not Trump.
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