Not Impressed

The “mainstream media” went gaga for Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. They thought the anger and the screaming showed he still had “some fight” left in him. But polling suggests most Americans weren’t very impressed.

One “snap poll” conducted immediately after Biden’s address claimed that 65% of those who watched it had a positive reaction. That may sound impressive, but it really isn’t. Why not? Because State of the Union addresses historically have very partisan audiences that tune in to watch a president they already like.

Moreover, the Washington Post notes that Biden’s 65% rating “was actually lower than any such speech CNN has polled in the past quarter-century.” And while 35% viewed the speech “very positively,” that figure “tied with Biden’s speech last year (34 percent) for the lowest [very positive reaction] on record.”

Meanwhile, an ABC News poll found that Biden got no “bounce” from his big address to the nation – 33% of Americans had a positive view of Biden before the State of the Union speech, and 33% had a positive view of Biden after the speech.

The only measurable change was that his negative rating went up from 50% pre-speech to 54% post-speech.

Among self-described “independents,” only 25% said Biden performed better than they expected, while 36% said he did worse or the same as they expected.

This is a perfect illustration of how elite opinion in the DC Swamp and the media echo chamber is completely disconnected from the rest of the country.