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

Republicans are desparately trying to change their image as the party
of no alternative plan.

On 1/26/11, GregfromBoston <greg.vincent@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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