Two outlets tracking reactions to Tuesday’s State of the Union address show that President Joe Biden’s speech was received well by roughly seven in 10 Americans while also moving public opinion in his direction. In fact, both outlets found that Biden’s appeal to the country moved the greater public, along with independents and soft partisans in his direction by roughly 20 points or even more.
CNN’s poll found that a 72% majority of Americans reacted positively to Biden’s address, with the percentage of viewers who said Biden’s policies would move the country in the right direction increasing from 52% before the speech to 71% after the speech.