CNN Instant poll: Trump gets least positive reaction in at least 20 years

[riversedge]

Source: CNN



Updated 5:03 PM ET, Wed January 31, 2018


Washington (CNN)Almost half of Americans who watched President Donald Trump's first State of the Union address -- 48% -- say they had a "very positive" impression of the speech, down from 57% of speech-watchers after his first address to match Barack Obama's rating after his first State of the Union address, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.


It's the lowest net positive rating for a State of the Union address since at least 1998, when CNN first asked the question. There is no equivalent poll for addresses before 1998.


Related: Full poll results


Some important caveats: This survey reflects the views of only those who watched the speech, not of all Americans. The poll was conducted among a group of Americans who said in prior interviews that they planned to watch the speech and were willing to be contacted after its conclusion.

People who choose to watch a political speech tend to be more supportive of the speaker than the general population; this sample was about 7 points more Republican than the entire American population..........................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/31/politics/state-of-the-union-reaction-poll/index.html

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well. I still can't believe 48 % give him a positive rating. uga uga!

[No Vested Interest]

1. I'm among those who chose not to watch. - Therefore not included among the 48%. nt

[Gothmog]

2. Trump got some bad ratings which will piss him off

[DeminPennswoods]

3. More interesting info when CNN reported this was

that Obama, GW Bush and Trump all had the same 48% positive rating at the mid-point of their 2010 and 2006 terms respectfully, and that those ratings also coincided with wave elections against their party in the mid-term elections.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. "well. I still can't believe 48 % give him a positive rating. uga uga!"

I had posted that article in a GD thread this morning but the reason is shown in your excerpt with the poll's "caveats" -

Some important caveats: This survey reflects the views of only those who watched the speech, not of all Americans. The poll was conducted among a group of Americans who said in prior interviews that they planned to watch the speech and were willing to be contacted after its conclusion.

People who choose to watch a political speech tend to be more supportive of the speaker than the general population; this sample was about 7 points more Republican than the entire American population..........................