{"id":2573931,"date":"2026-02-26T11:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-flash-poll-devastates-dems-64-percent-said-trumps-policies-will-move-us-in-right-direction\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:40:22","slug":"cnn-flash-poll-devastates-dems-64-percent-said-trumps-policies-will-move-us-in-right-direction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-flash-poll-devastates-dems-64-percent-said-trumps-policies-will-move-us-in-right-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Flash Poll Devastates Dems &#8211; 64 Percent Said Trump&#8217;s Policies Will Move US in Right Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-flash-poll-devastates-dems-64-percent-said-trumps-policies-will-move-us-in-right-direction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2573931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece examines early poll data and media commentary about Donald Trump\u2019s State of the Union address in a year when Republicans were forecast to face headwinds,arguing the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >speech moved public perception<\/a> in a favorable direction for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CNN\/SSRS flash poll results: before the speech, 54% of viewers believed Trump\u2019s policies would move the country in the right direction; after the speech, this rose to 64%. The share who felt Trump had the right priorities increased from 44% to 54%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Caveats: CNN notes that the poll sampled speech-watchers who tended to be more Republican than the electorate, and extrapolations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-hosts-even-the-republican-are-really-mad-that-tucker-carlson-got-the-j6-tapes\/\" title=\"\u2018The View\u2019 Hosts \u2014 Even The ... \u2014 Are Really Mad That Tucker Carlson Got The J6 Tapes\">general public gave<\/a> a more modest 52\u201357% overall approval for what was said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Viewers\u2019 focus: audiences wanted more emphasis on the economy; after the address, 62% believed Trump\u2019s economic and immigration policies would move the country in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Comparison to Biden: Biden\u2019s final SOTU had about 65% approval, roughly in line with Trump\u2019s post-address readings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Democratic response and media reaction: the piece highlights negative impressions of some Democratic actions and moments during the address, using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irony-alert-pro-illegal-immigration-minneapolis-mayor-says-city-has-been-invaded-by-ice-agents-who-dont-share-local-values-12\/\" title=\"Irony Alert: Pro-Illegal Immigration Minneapolis Mayor Says City Has Been &#039;Invaded&#039; by ICE Agents Who Don\u2019t Share Local &#039;Values&#039;\">social-media clips<\/a> to illustrate how the Democrats\u2019 performance was perceived.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Overall takeaway: the article argues the State of the Union was a significant win for Trump and a chance to build momentum, even if extrapolations to the entire electorate are imperfect.It also notes the broader media environment and the Democrats\u2019 challenge in appearing reasonable on a high-profile night.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of a midterm year where Republicans are predicted to hit stiff headwinds, there were at least some signs from a CNN flash poll &mdash; much to the consternation of CNN, no doubt &mdash; that President Donald Trump&rsquo;s State of the Union speech moved the needle in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>According to the flash poll taken by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/27411442-cnn-poll-conducted-by-ssrs-state-of-the-union-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSRS<\/a> for the left-leaning cable outlet, 54 percent of speech watchers said before his remarks that they believed Trump&rsquo;s policies &ldquo;would move the country in the right direction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After the address, the longest to a joint session of Congress in history, 64 percent felt that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The  who believed Trump has had the right priorities stood at 44% prior to the speech and 54% immediately following its conclusion,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/25\/politics\/trump-state-of-the-union-cnn-poll-cost-of-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few caveats to this, which CNN was certain to point out, as CNN is wont to do.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>First off, the people who are watching the State of the Union address tend to be more aligned with the president&rsquo;s policies than the electorate at large is. This meant that the audience skewed about 13 percentage points more Republican than the electorate as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Second, watchers wanted to see more talk about the economy: &ldquo;In the pre-speech survey, a majority of viewers said they most wanted to hear Trump talk about the economy and the cost of living. But nearly half of the audience, 45%, said that, based on Trump&rsquo;s speech &ndash; which set a record for the longest State of the Union address &ndash; he was focusing too little on the issue, with 53% saying he&rsquo;d given the issue the right amount of focus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, they also noted this: &ldquo;Following the address, 62% of speech-watchers said both that Trump&rsquo;s economic policies and his immigration policies would move the country in the right direction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, presidents usually get good scores for their State of the Union. Joe Biden&rsquo;s final speech had 65 percent approval, according to the poll &mdash; almost identical to Trump&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN: 64% of speech watchers say President Trump&rsquo;s polices will move the country in the right direction &#128293; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eaYoPeYBnG\">pic.twitter.com\/eaYoPeYBnG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2026531073459355793?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, this isn&rsquo;t great news for Democrats on any front.<\/p>\n<p>For one, you may remember Biden&rsquo;s final State of the Union speech. Democrats loved it because he appeared as &ldquo;fiery&rdquo; and &ldquo;capable.&rdquo; Republicans, meanwhile, said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mazemoore\/status\/1804741143726309868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that he seemed drugged<\/a> and a little hyperbolic, but we all had to concede that at least he made it through the speech, and without a major gaffe to boot. It was a few months later, in fact, when the chickens really came home to roost:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Needless to say, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-receive-a-raise-after-leaving-the-white-house-and-earn-more-post-presidency-than-during\/\" title=\"Biden will receive a raise after leaving the White House and earn more post-presidency than during\">drugs didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t work. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lYHnU476w\">pic.twitter.com\/3lYHnU476w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1806555571937591578?\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Second, even if these numbers hold up, if you want to extrapolate them to the public at large, they don&rsquo;t look fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>We ran two AI models of what the results would look like when extrapolated to the general voting public, given that the poll was conducted among speech-watchers who also tended to be more explicitly Republican. This meant that, if you normalize this among all American electorate as currently composed, this gives you between 52 percent and 57 percent approval of what was being said.<\/p>\n<p>Imperfect? Sure. But there was still grudging acknowledgement that people liked what they saw.<\/p>\n<p>And that brings me to my third point: Perhaps most importantly, viewers liked what they saw while <em>not liking<\/em> what they saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-new-york-times-admitted-trump-trapped-dems-sotu-refused-stand-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from the other side<\/a>. Those who tuned in on Tuesday saw some genuinely crazy stuff &mdash; which the president pointed out:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Attempting to recapture his magic of last year, Rep. Al Green walks out of the SOTU address carrying a banner reading &ldquo;Black People Aren&rsquo;t Apes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s all so tired. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zqBglSjWR6\">pic.twitter.com\/zqBglSjWR6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Media Research Center (@theMRC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theMRC\/status\/2026481767432024095?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump calls out Somalian fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Camera pans to Ilhan Omar crying: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eeSyToTRyp\">pic.twitter.com\/eeSyToTRyp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2026493888110694823?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is Rashida Tlaib chanting &ldquo;KKK&rdquo; while everyone else chants &ldquo;USA&rdquo;? Sure looks like it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5nnp0or3Xn\">pic.twitter.com\/5nnp0or3Xn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewFoldi\/status\/2026497799055872466?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump: &ldquo;Stand if you agree: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>*Democrats remain seated*<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GjtxvTcpWw\">pic.twitter.com\/GjtxvTcpWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2026498483226587340?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;These people are crazy&rdquo; &ndash; Trump pointing to Democrats &#128514;<\/p>\n<p>FACTS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5v1Z9ipXew\">pic.twitter.com\/5v1Z9ipXew<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/2026648246190473510?\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So yeah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-rep-al-green-escorted-state-union-barely-60-seconds-trumps-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that wasn&rsquo;t a good look<\/a>. This isn&rsquo;t even pointing out the extracurriculars like the Democrats who boycotted the speech for their own counter-programming, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-protests-sotu-bad-singing-radical-giraffe-furries-fake-tears-pro-trump-crashers-almost-zero-audience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decidedly (to use one of Tim Walz&rsquo;s favorite words) weird<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If there&rsquo;s one thing the Democrats had to do on Tuesday, it was to look sane. That&rsquo;s all they to do. The media would counter Trump&rsquo;s message with their own braying if they just looked plausibly normal. Mission not accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, one assumes if they can&rsquo;t be sufficiently normal to win the biggest night that isn&rsquo;t election night in 2026, they&rsquo;re not going to be able to keep the mask on for the rest of the year. Make no mistake: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-hits-dems-refusing-acknowledge-grieving-mother-iryna-zarutska-killed-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The State of the Union<\/a> was a huge (dare I say &ldquo;yuge?&rdquo;) win for the president, and it&rsquo;s a great opportunity to build off of. 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Before the speech, 54% of viewers believed his policies would move the country in the right direction; after the address, this rose to 64%. Those who thought Trump had the right priorities increased from 44% to 54%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CNN cautioned about several caveats. The SOTU audience tends to be more aligned with the president than the overall electorate, skewing about 13 points more Republican. Viewers also wanted more focus on the economy: before the speech, a majority wanted Trump to talk about the economy and cost of living, and after the speech 62% said Trump\u2019s economic and immigration policies would move the country in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Biden\u2019s final SOTU had about 65% approval, roughly the same as Trump\u2019s. The piece notes reactions on social media and discusses how, if you extrapolate the poll to the general public, two AI models suggest roughly 52\u201357% would approve of what was said, once normalization is done.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article also highlights polarized reactions: viewers saw some \u201ccrazy\u201d moments on the other side, and Democrats\u2019 counter-programming was seen as odd. The takeaway is that Democrats needed to appear sane and normal to counter Trump\u2019s message; failing that, they\u2019d struggle to maintain momentum through the year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Overall, the State of the Union was framed as a significant win for Trump with real potential to build on momentum, according to the reported numbers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50623,3685,50878,3634],"class_list":["post-2573931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cnn-2","tag-democrats","tag-poll-2","tag-trump"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573931"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573934,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573931\/revisions\/2573934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}