# Another American Institution folds in sheer cowardice

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-american-institution-folds-in-sheer-cowardice/1027609>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [February 12, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-american-institution-folds-in-sheer-cowardice/1027609 "2026-02-12T07:20:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-american-institution-folds-in-sheer-cowardice/1027609/1 "2026-02-12T07:20:32Z")

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[The Gallup organization will no longer be tracking the popularity of politicians.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/11/gallup-presidential-approval-rating/88629201007/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us) It’s just one more brick from the wall of Democracy. One less fact-based measure for Trump to have to face. It sickens me to see them backing down like this.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-american-institution-folds-in-sheer-cowardice/1027609/2 "2026-02-12T07:22:53Z")

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It’s already being discussed in this thread:

> [@Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallup-will-no-longer-measure-presidential-approval-after-88-years/1027595):
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> You have ONE job! Why on earth they would stop doing this is beyond my understanding. Assuming the numbers are dutifully gathered and honestly reported then I can’t see any reason for them to stop. It’s literally their freaking job! [Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/) 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…

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-american-institution-folds-in-sheer-cowardice/1027609/3 "2026-02-12T10:50:39Z")

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Thanks for the link, I’ll close this one.