Republicans are desparately trying to change their image as the party of no alternative plan.
On 1/26/11, GregfromBoston <[email protected]> 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 <[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. -- 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.
