Overview
- Nearly two-thirds of speech-watchers reacted positively overall, yet only 38% called the address very positive.
- Just 31% said they had a lot of confidence that the president could make the cost of living more affordable.
- Forty-five percent said the speech devoted too little attention to the economy and cost of living.
- Among the 482 text-recruited speech-watchers, results carry a margin of error of ±5.5 points and reflect viewers only.
- Newsweek, citing the CNN/SSRS data, labeled the address the least popular State of the Union of this century.