A CNN survey examining President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address contains warning signs for the commander-in-chief.
The White House touted the top-line finding that up to 65% of respondents had a net positive overall reaction to the speech. Allies also pointed to a 17-point jump in viewers’ confidence that Biden’s policies would move the country in the right direction.
CNN: More than 6 in 10 Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address had a positive reaction to the speech, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with a smaller 35% reacting very positively. https://t.co/jfJTireLh5
— Ben LaBolt (@WHCommsDir) March 8, 2024
But beyond the top-line findings, journalists and pundits said the data also raised red flags, particularly when compared to surveys of the reaction to past State of the Union speeches over the past few decades.
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