President Donald Trump turned doubters into believers during Tuesday night’s State of the Union speech.
“Among speech watchers tonight, 64 percent said his policies would move the U.S. in the right directions,” CNN poll guru David Chalian said as he explained the results of a CNN post-speech poll, according to a videopostedto X.
Chalian noted that Trump, speaking unfiltered to the American people, was persuasive in his explanation.
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“And look at the growth President Trump made over the speech,” he said.
“Pre-speech, it was 54 percent of speech watchers thinking his policies would move the U.S. in the right direction. After the speech, the number goes up 10 percentage points, so Donald Trump made some progress with people watching the speech from their pre-speech expectations,” he said.
That kind of progress is crucial for Trump and his party, with crucial mid-term elections this year.
“If you’re a Republican on the ballot, in 2026, I think you leave this speech being as happy as you could possibly be,” Chalian said.
During the speech, Trump said Americans are economically better off today than the were during former President Joe Biden’s tenure, according toRollCall.
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