Nearly three-quarters who watched or heard about President Joe Biden’s joint session to Congress approve of the president’s remarks, according to an Ipsos snap poll for Reuters fielded in the hours immediately following the speech. Among all respondents, three in five (or more) support the policies the president outlined in his speech – from 12 weeks of paid family leave to passing the American Jobs Plan – but deep partisan divisions remain, and this support is primarily driven by strong majorities of Democrats backing these policies. CONTINUED
Mallory Newall & Chris Jackson, Ipsos
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