The actual implication of the headline is that over half do support him. Non-support includes those apathetic and against. Saying “almost less than half lack support” means “more than half do support.” The other less than 50% is shared by “no opinion” and “against.”
It’s New York, I am sure a non trivial amount of people don’t care about him at all. And then what’s left over are his actual supporters.
Ofcourse, the headline is obviously using the statistics in bad faith in an attempt to spin this in their favor.
Or another words, it is propaganda. Which I think is effective in every language although my sample size is limited.
The actual implication of the headline is that over half do support him. Non-support includes those apathetic and against. Saying “almost less than half lack support” means “more than half do support.” The other less than 50% is shared by “no opinion” and “against.”
You’re right, the way it is worded, anyone who doesn’t support him would include the people that are indifferent or don’t care.