The majority of adult Americans will not watch Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address (SOTU), a new study shows. economist/YouGov found.
investigation Asked Respondents were asked, “Will you watch this year’s State of the Union on Thursday, March 7th?”
Overall, a majority of respondents (63%) said they would not watch Biden’s speech. Of those, 47% said they did not see it or did not want to see it. The remaining 16 percent said they would like to watch it but probably won’t be able to. Overall, only 37% of people said yes, and they plan to watch it.
Among registered voters, 43% said they would not watch Biden’s speech, 15% said they would like to see it but probably won’t, and 42% said they plan to watch it. that.
Interestingly, most independents (57%) said they would not watch or want to watch SOTU’s speech. Additionally, 13% said they would like to watch it but probably won’t be able to. Overall, only 30% of independents said they planned to watch Biden’s speech.
Notably, a majority of Democrats (52%) say they won’t watch SOTU because they don’t want to or can’t watch it. A majority of Republicans (56%) say they won’t watch Biden’s speech because they don’t want to see it.
The survey was conducted March 3-5, 2024 among 1,556 adult Americans.
On Wednesday, President Trump announced that he would be offering “live coverage of Crooked Joe Biden’s State of the Union” on his Truth Social platform.
“I intend to quickly correct any inaccurate statements, particularly regarding the border and the weaponization of the Department of Justice, FBI, DA, District Attorney, and pursue me, his political opponent, It has never been done before) ” country! ),” President Trump once called it “a huge success, breaking all records.”
“It’s important for our country to know the truth!” Trump added.
Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee (RNC) expects this to be Biden’s last SOTU address.
“Tonight will be Joe Biden’s final State of the Union address, and all Americans can rejoice in knowing that,” the RNC said in a statement.
Families deserve relief from Bidenflation, a closure of the southern border, renewed confidence in our country’s place on the world stage, and accountability for our commander-in-chief, but unfortunately Biden has done so many times before. They will deflect blame and sow division. Voters will not allow Biden to ‘finish the job’. ”
President Joe Biden gives a prime-time speech at Independence National Historical Park on September 1, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Alex Wong/Getty)
SOTU’s speech begins at 9pm ET.
