Psst, republicans just cleaned your clocks epically. Seems its working. On Jan 26, 7:52 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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