Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years

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58. This is the crown jewel of polling. A thing unto itself.

Hugely valuable as a research tool if exactly *because* it's been used and widely publish for 88 years. Moreover, massive amounts of research are built on top of this.

Frankly it's this mountain of research that makes it the crown jewel of poling. Who the hell knows exactly what "approval" really means? In the case of the current menace in the White House, it's obvious for any reasonable person to "disapprove". But in most cases, people are conflicted. They like some policies, dislike others, and even might like a politician as a person but dislike something they've done, etc.

But academics can tell you a thousand things that influence it, predict elections, etc.

All because it's been widely published and researched for ages.


Deeply suspicious that they want to end this. Very hard to believe this doesn't have anything to do with a threat from an administration. With a very, very underwater president in terms of "approval"....