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dickthegrouch

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11. Another pillar of democracy undermined

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:57 PM

Feb 11

Cannot possibly allow any negative reports anywhere. The voters can’t be allowed to know the incompetence or even how many others feel that everything is going to hell.

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

Nice business you have there UpInArms Feb 11 #1

Yep Roy Rolling Feb 11 #35

Anything to spare donvict's fefes. SheltieLover Feb 11 #2

Ding, Ding, DING! My first thought! electric_blue68 Feb 11 #22

same here that is exactly my first thought gopiscrap Feb 11 #23

Great minds... SheltieLover Feb 11 #29

I agree...btw, I have always loved your posts gopiscrap Feb 11 #45

Ty! I love your posts, too! SheltieLover Feb 11 #46

Great minds... SheltieLover Feb 11 #27

Yup electric_blue68 Feb 11 #40

We're in good company here. SheltieLover Feb 11 #44

Or maga their own idiocy shoved in their face. Cant have the snowflakes feeling bad about themselves ever, can we? Volaris Feb 11 #28

Anything but reality! SheltieLover Feb 11 #30

Or his wrath Hey Joe Feb 11 #38

They need to grow spines. Democracy is at stake! All hands on deck! SheltieLover Feb 11 #47

Yep. You nailed it. LoisB Feb 11 #56

More corporate backsliding for the fat orange imbecile wolfie001 Feb 11 #3

Every single corporation that bends to the will of that fucking asshole is complicit. Initech Feb 11 #18

"Hear hear!" nt wolfie001 Feb 11 #62

They're afraid of a billion dollar lawsuit. nt pnwmom Feb 11 #25

So pathetic poli-junkie Feb 11 #4

No doubt--another big company --gallop--just licked Trumps smelling boot!! riversedge Feb 11 #5

A new poll says 75percent of Americans believe Gallup is galloping away from tRump lawsuits. nt yaesu Feb 11 #6

Wow ... I have to say I never knew corporate America was an invertibrate species. But KPN Feb 11 #7

Equating corporations and real persons is shaping up to be the gravest error in history Ponietz Feb 11 #13

And i for one, would like the next democratic administration Volaris Feb 11 #31

Yes! SheltieLover Feb 11 #48

We don't need their worthless polls anyway. We're living it. Ritabert Feb 11 #8

Ah yes dweller Feb 11 #9

Orange Julius Caesar strikes again. generalbetrayus Feb 11 #10

Another pillar of democracy undermined dickthegrouch Feb 11 #11

I will NEVER forget their fuck-up doing the Presidential "daily horserace" polling BumRushDaShow Feb 11 #12

No tears. hay rick Feb 11 #14

see- buttery males. mopinko Feb 11 #21

He broke the f*cking polls. Buddyzbuddy Feb 11 #15

... SheltieLover Feb 11 #49

Well, they certainly aren't the only polling company PatSeg Feb 11 #16

I would never answer these polls anyway mdbl Feb 11 #17

In a poll, Gallup was voted as the second biggest liar after Trump and his cohorts. twodogsbarking Feb 11 #19

Oh, it's not the result of Chump's childish tirades and threats of lawsuits? FakeNoose Feb 11 #20

They must ascribe to the Trump philosophy that "if we stop testing (for COVID), we'd have fewer cases". LudwigPastorius Feb 11 #24

I frequently say that The Dotard is the weakest person on earth. I may have to amend that. RockRaven Feb 11 #26

cowards Kid Berwyn Feb 11 #32

They know their models don't capture the true rating blood bath. pat_k Feb 11 #33

Because the ever-growing gap between poll results and election results Bluetus Feb 11 #34

IMO Gallup has been leaning Republican for decades Zorro Feb 11 #36

And they're caging their move in blah blah blah corporate slimespeak. NBachers Feb 11 #37

They gave up because... regnaD kciN Feb 11 #39

Gallup wants to focus on its "thought leadership"? Easterncedar Feb 11 #41

Somebody else will do it. legallyblondeNYC Feb 11 #42

At 88, it's just to difficult to twist yourself into a pretzel anymore trying reach that sweet spot. ToxMarz Feb 11 #43

Another org will fill the vaccum SheltieLover Feb 11 #50

Gallup's own approval rating tanks 100% DaBronx Feb 11 #51

What utter bullshit! rzemanfl Feb 11 #52

Does anyone pay attention to Gallup polls anymore? patphil Feb 11 #53

Wow. Trump is shitting himself that hard, huh? Aristus Feb 11 #54

I'm 100% sure they will start up again sdfernando Feb 11 #55

Pretty Rebl2 Feb 11 #57

This is the crown jewel of polling. A thing unto itself. unblock Feb 11 #58

Somehow this reminds me of WaPo deciding not to endorse anyone for president femmedem Feb 11 #59

So Presidential approval is no longer an... snot Feb 11 #60

Gallup does polling? I never heard of them. When did they stop - before or after Lincoln? Wonder Why Feb 11 #61

James Carville told them to "fuck themselves" BigmanPigman Feb 11 #63

I'm beyond sick of this narcissistic old man. Beacool Feb 11 #64

Likely story. I'm very disappointed in Gallup. ancianita Feb 12 #65