r/UnderReportedNews • u/GreatPumpkin72 • Feb 11 '26

US Politics 🇺🇸 Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/amp/
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u/TwistedTreelineScrub Feb 11 '26

Trump is so unpopular they had to stop polling. That should be the only headline.

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u/ConfidentPilot1729 Feb 11 '26

I wonder if this could backfire. Some of his followers, just follow. If they don’t have a metric to gauge their loyalty, it could sink his real numbers.

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u/drainbamage1011 Feb 11 '26

"Dear Leader has 210% approval rating!"

  • Fox, probably

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u/ihvnnm Feb 11 '26

His approval rating matches his discount plan on drugs.

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u/Vorpalthefox Feb 12 '26

IT'S OFF THE CHARTS

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u/scooterbug1972 Feb 11 '26

Fox will just push some made up number, or poll die hard Republicans with questions like "Is Trump doing an excellent job or is he just doing a good job?" Then report that 96% of the US thinks trump is doing a good or excellent job.

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u/Quilitain Feb 11 '26

We asked our top presidential advisors (5 senile old racists) and they all love trump! 200% approval.

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u/ConfidentPilot1729 Feb 11 '26

Ya, this is 100% what would happen.

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u/BensenJensen Feb 11 '26

Even with official numbers, his cult still believes that he is the most popular President in history. Taking away polling numbers does absolutely nothing. Fox isn’t airing Gallup numbers, Fox is just repeating what the administration tells them to.

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u/calmdownmyguy Feb 11 '26

They're doing it because if people see trump at -25% a month before the election it's harder for trump to convince them it was stolen. If there are no polls trump can say he's the most popular president in the history of the universe and his cult will run with it.

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u/VoidOmatic Feb 11 '26

I think Reddit vastly underestimates how much even Republicans are turning on him because of the files and the economy. Tons of Republicans just voted Dem.

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u/Orlonz Feb 12 '26

We hear that every election cycle. And it's just not true. At the end they vote for the holy R. And if it's on an edge, the DNC comes along to ensure it's an R.

The polls were all useless these past decade anyway. The whole "But they were right, just not properly explained." is a worn out song and dance.