August 7: Trolling China

In which, a number of polls paint an interesting picture of America, America trolls a battered China, and Biden’s VP pick waits in the wings.

America in the polls

A week of really interesting polls present a rather intriguing snapshot of the country three short months before a major election. I’m going to group them all with brief descriptions below as a way of framing the big news stories that follow:

• Gallup reports that only 13% of Americans are satisfied with the state of affairs in the coun…