XPost: alt.politics.liberalism, alt.politics.democrats   
   From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:28:31 -0800, Alan  wrote:   
      
   >On 2026-02-13 10:19, NoBody wrote:   
   >> Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval, the analytics   
   >> firm confirmed on Feb. 11.   
   >>   
   >> Founded by George Gallup in 1935, the Washington, DC-based management   
   >> company began tracking the president's job performance 88 years ago.   
   >>   
   >> Gallup told USA TODAY it will no longer publish "favorability ratings   
   >> of political figures," a decision it said "reflects an evolution in   
   >> how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership."   
   >>   
   >> A statistician and founder of the American Institute of Public   
   >> Opinion, Gallup first sent pollsters across the United States during   
   >> the Depression era to ask people whether they approved or disapproved   
   >> of how the nation's commander-in-chief was handling his job.   
   >>   
   >> Since its inception, journalists have used the polls to disseminate   
   >> that information to the public. In addition to tracking a president's   
   >> popularity, the polls also reveal partisanship and other rapid public   
   >> opinion moves while a president is in office.   
   >>   
   >> The change is part of "a broader, ongoing effort to align all of   
   >> Gallup’s public work with its mission," the company wrote in an email.   
   >> "For nearly a century, Gallup’s U.S. polling has provided rigorous,   
   >> independent insight into the American people - their perspectives,   
   >> values and lives. Leadership ratings have been part of Gallup’s   
   >> history. At the same time, the context around these measures has   
   >> changed."   
   >>   
   >> Gallup said the ratings are now "widely produced, aggregated and   
   >> interpreted, and no longer represent an area where Gallup can make its   
   >> most distinctive contribution."   
   >>   
   >> "Our commitment is to long-term, methodologically sound research on   
   >> issues and conditions that shape people’s lives," the company wrote,   
   >> adding that its work will continue through the Gallup Poll Social   
   >> Series, the Gallup Quarterly Business Review, the World Poll and more.   
   >>   
   >> It was not immediately known what other factors led up to the   
   >> company's decision.   
   >>   
   >> https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/11/gallu   
   -presidential-approval-rating/88629201007/   
   >>   
   >> Laughter!   
   >   
   >Meanwhile, Trump's approval continues to fall through the floor...   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >And that's a site that is all in for Trump.   
      
   Says a poll...   
      
   Point just went over your head I see.   
      
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