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  "topic": {
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    "subjectName": "John Dramani Mahama",
    "question": "How do Ghanaians feel about Mahama?",
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    "jsonUrl": "https://rateyoursociety.com/sentiment/mahama.json"
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  "generatedAt": "2026-08-26T07:06:38.010Z",
  "dataUpdatedAt": "2026-08-11T21:05:21.687Z",
  "temporalCoverage": "2024-07-28T19:29:38.129Z/2026-06-09T04:45:04.240Z",
  "answer": "RateYourSociety cannot determine how all Ghanaians feel about John Dramani Mahama. In this current RYS activity snapshot, 9 company-approved public posts related to him received 26,457 self-selected reaction selections. Love was the most selected emotion, with 11,156 selections (42% of all selections). 75% of classified positive-or-negative selections were positive; neutral shock is excluded. These measurements describe reactions to the included posts and the events or claims they contain, not a representative national opinion or personal approval rating.",
  "recommendedAttribution": "According to RateYourSociety's public sentiment activity data, 9 included public posts related to John Dramani Mahama had 26,457 reaction selections in this snapshot. Love was the most selected emotion and 75% of classified positive-or-negative selections were positive. This is self-selected, platform-recorded activity, not a scientific or representative poll.",
  "methodology": {
    "scope": "Up to the 200 most recent posts whose searchableText contains “mahama”, after company-approval and public SEO eligibility checks and transparent same-name disambiguation.",
    "measured": "Emotion selections recorded on the included public posts related to John Dramani Mahama. The reactions are to the individual posts and the events or claims they describe.",
    "scientificStatus": "This is self-selected RateYourSociety platform activity, not a scientific poll, representative national sample, population estimate, or personal approval rating.",
    "geographicLimit": "RYS does not verify that every reacting account is Ghanaian and this report cannot establish how all Ghanaians feel.",
    "accountCounting": "reactingAccountsAcrossPosts is a sum of per-post account counts, not unique people. One account may react to several included posts.",
    "reactionCounting": "reactionSelections is the sum of ten emotion counters. An account may choose more than one emotion on a post.",
    "sentimentModel": "Positive is like, love, happy, and laugh. Neutral is shock. Negative is dislike, angry, sad, cry, and disgusted. Positive balance excludes neutral shock.",
    "integrity": "Counts are platform-recorded values and have not been independently verified. They can change as activity or public availability changes."
  },
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    "comments": 82,
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      "happy": 6372,
      "laugh": 151,
      "shock": 82,
      "dislike": 377,
      "angry": 2542,
      "sad": 1152,
      "cry": 934,
      "disgusted": 1575
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      "title": "Pres. Mahama bans Ministers, CEOs and Public Officials from participating, sponsoring, endorsing or accepting privately organized award schemes... How do you feel about this?",
      "bodyExcerpt": "Pres. Mahama bans Ministers, CEOs and Public Officials from participating, sponsoring, endorsing or accepting privately organized award schemes... How do you feel about this?",
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      "claim": "According to RateYourSociety's public sentiment activity data, “Pres. Mahama bans Ministers, CEOs and Public Officials from participating, sponsoring, endorsing or accepting privately organized award schemes... How do you feel about this?” received 50 reaction selections from 29 reacting accounts. Like was the most selected emotion (25 selections, 50% of all selections), and 92% of classified positive-or-negative selections were positive; shock is excluded from that balance. This is self-selected, platform-recorded activity that has not been independently verified; it is not a scientific poll."
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      "title": "How do you feel about Mahama Aminat’s alleged TikTok threat against President Mahama?",
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      "title": "President Mahama has visited the Akosombo Dam to assess the situation. How do you feel about it?",
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      "title": "Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin says President Mahama has assured him that once the Anti-LGBTQ Bill is passed, he will assent to it. How do you feel about this?",
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      "claim": "According to RateYourSociety's public sentiment activity data, “Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin says President Mahama has assured him that once the Anti-LGBTQ Bill is passed, he will assent to it. How do you feel about this?” received 22 reaction selections from 15 reacting accounts. Like was the most selected emotion (14 selections, 64% of all selections), and 100% of classified positive-or-negative selections were positive; shock is excluded from that balance. This is self-selected, platform-recorded activity that has not been independently verified; it is not a scientific poll."
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      "title": "President Mahama cannot determine our priority because over 90% of Ghanaians say they want the anti-LGBTQ bill. - Alexander Akwasi Acquah. How do you feel about this?",
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      "title": "National Chief Imam urges Mahama to sign Anti-LGBT+ Bill before his d£ath. How do you feel about this?",
      "bodyExcerpt": "National Chief Imam urges Mahama to sign Anti-LGBT+ Bill before his d£ath. How do you feel about this?",
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      "claim": "According to RateYourSociety's public sentiment activity data, “How Do You Feel About President John Mahama?” received 3,785 reaction selections from 2,520 reacting accounts. Love was the most selected emotion (1,547 selections, 41% of all selections), and 94% of classified positive-or-negative selections were positive; shock is excluded from that balance. This is self-selected, platform-recorded activity that has not been independently verified; it is not a scientific poll."
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