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Munu

(159 posts)
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 02:06 PM 17 hrs ago

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years
The Hill

Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.

The company said starting this year it would stop publishing approval and favorability ratings of individual political figures, saying in a statement it “reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership.”

“Our commitment is to long-term, methodologically sound research on issues and conditions that shape people’s lives,” a spokesperson for the agency said. “That work will continue through the Gallup Poll Social Series, the Gallup Quarterly Business Review, the World Poll, and our portfolio of U.S. and global research.”

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I feel like I should have a crusher of a hot take, but really I don't know what to make of it.
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Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years (Original Post) Munu 17 hrs ago OP
Probably just don't want to deal with drumph Nittersing 17 hrs ago #1
So, they're scared of Bettie 17 hrs ago #2
How timely, right during the lowest approvals ever Blue Owl 17 hrs ago #3

Bettie

(19,462 posts)
2. So, they're scared of
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 02:23 PM
17 hrs ago

the smelly orange monster.

Such courage....oh, wait, no, that's not the right word...cowardice, that's it, same letter.

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