Re: 91% of Americans Approve of Obama’s State Of The Union Speech

Whats not to approve? Same question applies to any SOTU. I thought
last years was better, but there's still never much to disapprove of.

However, CNN ran a live poll, and said in the aggregate, his negatives
were highest with independents, not republicans.

On Jan 26, 3:50 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 91% of Americans Approve of Obama's State Of The Union Speech
>
> -by Jason Easley
>
> President Obama's State of the Union address was very moderate and
> uncontroversial. It turns out that it was also very popular. According
> to a CBS News poll of people who watched the address, 91% approved of
> the President's remarks.
>
> According to the poll, 91% of those surveyed approved of Obama's
> remarks, and only 9% disapproved. In 2010, in the same poll, 83% of
> those surveyed approved, and 17% disapproved. Obama's got better marks
> on his plans for the economy in 2011 than he did in 2010. Last year,
> 70% liked Obama's plan for the economy. Before the address tonight,
> 53% approved of Obama's economic plan, but that number increased to
> 82% after the address.
>
> Not surprisingly, more Democrats than Republicans watched the speech.
> 44% of those surveyed were Democrats and 25% were Republican. This is
> a common trend as all State of the Unions are watched more heavily by
> the president's own party than others. Because of the mostly friendly
> audience watching at home, president's usually tend to grade out 80%+
> range for the State of the Union. Breaking 90% is really good. Obama
> almost obtained unanimous approval among viewers for his remarks.
>
> I think the reason why Obama did so well was the moderate tone of his
> address. A quick sampling of the cable news pundit reaction showed
> that progressive activists like Adam Green of the PCCC were already
> complaining that Obama didn't fight enough during the address.
> Presidents usually don't confront and fight during the State of the
> Union, and what Mr. Green doesn't seem to understand is that America
> doesn't want Obama to be fighting during the State of the Union. He,
> not the President, is out of step with the mood of the country.
>
> Obama is gaining in popularity for a reason. This nation likes
> optimistic and visionary messages like what Obama spoke about. They
> don't want to hear partisan battling. They are interested in hearing
> about how things are going to get done. According to this poll Obama
> hit it out of the park tonight, but that won't stop the partisans on
> both sides from ignoring what the American people may really want so
> that they can continue their ideological death match for time
> infinitum. America is changing and the partisans on both sides had
> better figure this out.
>
> More:http://www.politicususa.com/en/sotu-obama-poll
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy

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