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 <[email protected]> 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 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
