Poll: 83% of Speech Watchers Approve of Obama's State of the Union Proposals

[RiverStone]

Updated 11:04 p.m. ET

CBS News conducted an instant poll with Knowledge Networks immediately following President Obama's State of the Union address. Here are some of the highlights:

• 83% of speech watchers approve of the proposals the president made in his speech tonight. 17% Disapprove.

• 70% of speech watchers think Barack Obama shares the same priorities for the country as they do. 57% thought so before the speech.

• 59% of speech watchers think that Barack Obama has a clear plan for creating jobs. 40% thought so before the speech.

• 72% of speech watchers approve of Barack Obama's plans for dealing with government spending. 28% Disapprove. .

• 56% of speech watchers think Barack Obama's economic plans will reduce the budget deficit in the long run, and 71% think they will help ordinary Americans.

• Still, just 42% of speech watchers think that Barack Obama will be able to accomplish all the goals he set out in his speech tonight. 57% do not think he will be able to.

522 speech watchers participated in the poll. The margin of error was 4 percent.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/27/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6149049.shtml

Given so many people like Prez Obama's direction, if he can deliver at least on most of it, I believe he will go a long way to assuring he is in office for a 2nd term.

Rethuglican obstructionism not withstanding....

[LiberalFighter]

1. Betcha ABC had bad numbers for SOTU speech.

I saw the lead in to Night Line and it pissed me off with their take.

[BunkerHill24]

2. This translates to a second mandate for the President to take on the Ruthugs

looks like he has the support of the American people to do what he things is a right course of action.

[marlakay]

3. The last thing tells me people trust Obama but not

congress.

[Obamacare]

4. That man

just has the gift of the gab, everything is oratory with him. I just hope he can get HC passed before the midterm elections.