I’ve watched hundreds of speeches by Obama and I didn’t think last night’s was in the upper half for effectiveness. But the American people apparently saw things more positively.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A new national poll indicates that two-thirds of those who watched President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress reacted favorably to his speech.
Sixty-eight percent of speech-watchers questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey Tuesday night had a very positive reaction to the president’s address, with 24 percent suggesting they had a somewhat positive response and 8 percent indicating they had a negative reaction.
Considering how full-throated Obama’s call for federal action was, the fact that only eight percent of the audience had a negative reaction is stunning. I think the Republicans will now have to reassess basically everything about their political approach.