In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Trump’s conciliatory tone on American leadership during World War II and Holocaust remembrance was a reassuring sentiment that our country needs to hear and that goes beyond this address. But it’s concerning that the president’s current negotiating position on immigration […] Read more »
Speech audience was most partisan since 2001
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address drew a deeply Republican audience which largely gave the President strong reviews for his address from the House chamber, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. About 6 in 10 speech-watchers had a very positive reaction to the President’s speech, better […] Read more »
Most viewers approved of Trump’s second State of the Union address
Seventy-six percent of Americans who tuned in to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night approved of the speech he gave. Just 24 percent disapproved. As is often the case in State of the Union addresses, the people who watched tonight’s speech leaned more towards the president’s own […] Read more »
Trump’s audience in the House chamber isn’t the one that matters
Let’s start with the fact that I’m writing this before, not after, the State of the Union. (Deadlines are sometimes inconvenient.) So, with that caveat in place, I’m going to suggest that whatever Donald Trump said in his speech, whatever antics the Democrats planned to distract and disrupt the proceedings, […] Read more »
What viewers want to hear in Trump’s State of the Union
President Trump is likely to deliver his State of the Union address to a friendly audience composed largely of his supporters. Historically, those in the president’s own party have been more inclined to watch the address. In keeping with this trend, most of the potential viewers favor many of the […] Read more »
3 Reasons That State Of The Union Speeches Don’t Matter
It took a while, but President Trump’s second State of the Union address is finally here. … 1. The speeches don’t affect approval ratings muchState of the Union addresses are generally meant as laundry lists of legislation for Congress to pursue — not soaring examples of oratory like presidential acceptance […] Read more »