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bigtree

(93,817 posts) Wed Feb 11, 2026, 06:40 PM Feb 11

'Don't think I need to call the Scooby gang to solve this' [View all]

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.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/

SammyTighe on @TigheSammy 5h
*Trump approval rating drops to 29%*

*Approval stops being measured*

Don’t think I need to call the Scooby gang to solve this mystery

Andrew Coyne @acoyne
I wonder what could possibly explain this decision, coming as it does immediately after Trump’s approval rating dropped to a record low of 36 percent? https://www.axios.com/2026/02/11/gallup-ends-presidential-approval-rating

1/22/2026
Trump threatens pollsters after New York Times survey shows sagging disapproval
“Fake and Fraudulent Polling should be, virtually, a criminal offense,” he wrote.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-poll-nyt-approval-00740786

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'Don't think I need to call the Scooby gang to solve this' [View all] bigtree Feb 11 OP

As soon as there's a Dem POTUS, maxsolomon Feb 11 #1

The most recent Economist/YouGov poll among U.S. adult citizens: Trump's approval among voters aged 18-29 at 25%, sop Feb 11 #2

Wonder if they were bribed or threatened MW67 Feb 11 #3