Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years

[orleans]

trump must be happy as shit

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/11/gallup-stop-tracking-presidential-approval-ratings

Gallup, the public opinion polling agency, will stop tracking presidential approval ratings after almost nine decades, a spokesperson confirmed.

As Donald Trump continues to closely scrutinize polling of his popularity, and publicly lambast media companies that report on unfavorable numbers, Gallup insisted its decision was “solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities”.

The company said on Wednesday that it would stop measuring the favorability rating of individual political figures, which “reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership”, after 88 years.

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

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[usonian]

1. Their software can't handle numbers less than zero.

He be there.

[orleans]

2. thanks for the chuckle!

[pat_k]

3. My Take

They already use party affiliation numbers that lag behind the reality (i.e., that fail to capture the accelerating exodus from the Republican party).

The thing is, that steady 90% support among Republicans is actually bullshit because the proportion of self-identified Republicans in the population is shrinking, and that shrinkage hasn't been accounted for. And I think they know it.

If they corrected sampling to actual proportions of Independents, Dems, and Repubs at a specific slice in time-- not what they found when averaging findings from interviews conducted over the course of 2025 -- things would look so much worse for the regime.

Rather than fixing the models and dealing with the lawsuits and tantrums of even MORE abysmal numbers for the regime, they are opting out.

This is just my take. I have no proof or inside information, but I see a number of indicators that this is what's going on.

[Norrrm]

4. Gaslighting.