Gallup says it will stop tracking presidential approval ratings — something it has done since the 1930s. A spokesperson told The Hill the move “reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership.” That’s a curious way to describe discontinuing one of the most enduring measures of public sentiment in American politics. Presidential approval ratings are not trivial. They are shorthand for the public’s temperature. They tell us whether voters feel heard, satisfied, restless, or angry. President Trump’s Gallup approval rating has dropped 11 points since taking office last year. Just 36% approve of his job performance, matching President Biden’s lowest number and nearing Trump’s own first-term low of 34%. So at a moment when approval is plummeting, Gallup exits the business of measuring it. Is that coincidence? Or are we entering an era where the gatekeepers don’t have to care about public opinion? After the Epstein documents, many Americans already question whether public accountability is real. Is it? The post When the People Don’t Matter appeared first on Redacted.