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Whyisthisstillclose

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5. If you don't like the results, force them to quit reporting them

Reply to themaguffin (Original post)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 02:50 PM

Feb 11

or control the numbers until nothing can be trusted. Same technique as climate change, weather, air pollution, tariff income, disease updates, inflation, unemployment, GDP and on and on

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Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years [View all] themaguffin Feb 11 OP

Fuck 'em. Mysterian Feb 11 #1

The tyrant must have threatened a lawsuit dalton99a Feb 11 #2

In some way, it feels like he's part of the reason. themaguffin Feb 11 #11

Or something mahina Feb 11 #15

Nice little agency ya got here.. Permanut Feb 11 #3

exactly. themaguffin Feb 12 #23

And that tells me... 2naSalit Feb 11 #4

If you don't like the results, force them to quit reporting them Whyisthisstillclose Feb 11 #5

I read this earlier today and thought it was satire uppityperson Feb 11 #6

Until there's a Democrat in the WH 617Blue Feb 11 #7

Gallup refers to its "thought leadership"? Easterncedar Feb 11 #8

From Gallup to Gish Gallop NewHendoLib Feb 11 #9

I guess once it hits zero, they give up measuring? Johonny Feb 11 #10

Yeah because who needs polls when we have a literal tyranical emperor and an ass kissing goon squad in charge? Initech Feb 11 #12

Rump's ratings must have fallen through the floor struggle4progress Feb 11 #13

Why? senseandsensibility Feb 11 #14

Kind of like when the news media stopped doing exit polling in 2003 because the exit polls said something different than LiberalArkie Feb 11 #16

Censorship by threat! Unrepentant Fenian Feb 11 #17

Cowards Liberal In Texas Feb 11 #18

They are not even trying to hide it anymore. All implicated. All Epstein-related. Disgusting. nt Blasphemer Feb 11 #19

Odd to see people upset about this sarisataka Feb 11 #20

The fascist way: Don't like the numbers, stop counting them and make up ones you like better... Wounded Bear Feb 11 #21

yep themaguffin Feb 12 #22