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how come this 97/43/72 GOP/Dems/Ind Approve graphic is not in the CBS link posted in this thread?

30 Jan: Breitbart: Poll: 75% Approve of Trump’s State of the Union Address
by Joel B. Pollak
However, Trump showed unusually high approval numbers even among Democrats who watched:

CBS News Poll: Approve of speech (Among speech watchers)
Republicans 97%; Democrats 43%; Independents 72%

Many pundits who are normally critical of the president were singing his praises. Frank Luntz, for example, was deeply moved — and mocked the Democratic response delivered by Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA):

TWEET: Frank Luntz: Tonight, I owe Donald Trump an apology. Tonight, I was moved and inspired. Tonight, I have hope and faith in America again.
It may go away tomorrow…
But tonight, America is great again. #SOTU

Update: A CNN poll showed a similar result, with 70% of viewers expressing a “positive” or “very positive” reaction to Trump’s speech.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/30/poll-75-approve-trumps-state-union-address/

these are the only figures which should be quoted.

The biggest statistic of the night is 43% of Democrats approved of President Trump's SOTU speech. I suspect a factor in the number was the disgraceful behavior of the dems at the speech. Classless, hostile, passive-aggressive and juvenile. Americans are talking about that as much as the speech.