… Trump spoke to the country for 60 minutes Tuesday night, delivering roughly 5,000 words and offering a vision that seemed starkly different — inspiring to some, frightful to others — depending on what they heard. No speech could bridge the chasm in a nation so deeply split, or bind […] Read more »
Report from dial groups: President’s tone and agenda increase optimism, but gains could be modest
The president began the night with a majority disapproving of his performance, and he ended with a majority feeling more optimistic about him. The speech raised his personal favorability and job approval 11 points and got the attention of minority voters, though Trump’s overall gains trailed the 2009 gains of […] Read more »
The net effect of Trump’s speech will probably be a slight, fleeting uptick in his approval
… The question for Trump is less about the effect of one night’s speech and more about whether he can turn around his exceptionally low approval ratings. In Gallup’s most recent weekly average, Trump was at 42 percent — up slightly from recent weeks but still well below other new […] Read more »
Viewers strongly approve of Trump’s speech to Congress
Viewers nationwide strongly approved of President Trump’s speech Tuesday night, with many Democrats joining Republicans in calling it “presidential” and positive in tone. Republicans and Independents found it “unifying,” though Democrats were slower to come around on that measure. … As is often the case in addresses to Congress, those […] Read more »
7 in 10 Speech-Watchers Say Trump Boosted Optimism
President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress received largely positive reviews from viewers, with 57% who tuned in saying they had a very positive reaction to the speech, according to a new CNN/ORC poll of speech-watchers. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Poll group gets heated giving opinions on Trump speech
Things got heated when pollster Frank Luntz sampled opinions from a poll group after President Trump’s speech to Congress. CBS News Read more »