It drew a television audience of 43 million, with a whopping 91% of those viewers approving of his overall message, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
91%? That's huge.
Anyone that saw the address think that it was that convincing?
I didn't see it as i am in a different part of the world.
Apparently at last year's address, the same poll gave Obama an 83% overall approval rating.
This year 82% said they were happy with his plans for the economy, and 80% backed his deficit proposals.
62% said they expected more bi-partisanship.
For someone that didn't see it, was it that overwhelming?
I know he is a great orator.
However, the Economist's Lexington thought it was "a genuinely cathartic performance" and he goes on to say that "he
ducked all the big questions on entitlement reform and deficit-reduction."
"On foreign affairs, it was largely boilerplate, except for one striking omission: not a single word of encouragement for the stateless Palestinians" he goes on to say.
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