CNN: President's numbers jump 14 points after speech among those that watched

[grantcart]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two out of three Americans who watched President Barack Obama's health care reform speech Wednesday night favor his health care plans — a 14-point gain among speech-watchers , according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll of people who tuned into Obama's address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress.

Sixty-seven percent of people questioned in the survey say the support Obama's health care reform proposals that the president outlined in his address, with 29 percent opposed. Those figures are almost identical to a poll conducted immediately after Bill Clinton's health care speech before Congress in September, 1993.

The audience for the speech appears to be more Democratic than the U.S. population as a whole. Because of this, the results may favor Obama simply because more Democrats than Republicans tune into the speech. The poll surveyed the opinions of people who watched Wednesday night's speech, and does not reflect the views of all Americans.

[Clio the Leo]

1. And Big Ed is ECSTATIC!!!

...... it's a good day in Obama cheerleader land. (me!)

[sonias]

2. Fantastic!

And I bet Joe Wilson helped too since Wilson showed his childish teabag mentality, while our President kept his cool. :thumbsup:

Oh yeah, and President Obama spoke eloquently and passionately and truthfully to the American public. Heck Joe Wilson and republicants are just angry that Obama makes them look so mean and dumb. Another reason the Rs loved bush.

Sonia