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1/26/2011 4:55:00 AM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A CBS News poll conducted
immediately after Tuesday's State of the Union speech indicated an
overwhelmingly positive response from the American public.
The online survey of 500 viewers reported 92 percent
approved of President Barack Obama's proposals and another 62
percent believed Republicans and Democrats in Congress had the
ability to work together to find bipartisan solutions to the
nation's problems.
CBS said 44 percent of the poll respondents identified
themselves as Democrats, 25 percent as Republicans and the rest said
they were independents.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey had 52 percent of
the 475 adults who watched the speech giving it a "very positive"
reaction. Another 32 percent were "somewhat positive" and 15 percent
gave it a negative response.
CNN said the 52 percent "very positive" compared to 48
percent who held that opinion last year.