In the field, Harry Truman’s Approval Rating whinnied and tossed its head, and Richard Nixon’s Approval Rating flopped on one side and emitted a horrible gurgle.
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Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Waffles, patient and unbothered as onlookers walked around and stopped to gaze, nickered as another horse on the other side of the massive stalls whinnied.
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Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
Waffles, patient and unbothered as onlookers walked around and stopped to gaze, nickered as another horse on the other side of the massive stalls whinnied.
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Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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