I really, really like the fact that 50% have heard or seen the coverage. That means people are paying attention.
55% Rate Obama’s Berlin Speech Good or Excellent
Over half of Americans (55%) rate Barack Obama’s historic speech in Berlin yesterday good or excellent, and the Democratic presidential candidate is experiencing a modest bounce over John McCain nationally in the latest Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
In a new Rassmussen Reports national survey, 26% grade the speech, delivered before an enthusiastic crowd of more than 200,000, as Excellent. Twenty-nine percent (29%) say it was good. Nearly as many (23%) feel it was only Fair, and 18% rate it as Poor. These results are based upon the 50% of voters who had heard or seen coverage of the speech last night.
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Exactly half (50%) acknowledge having read, seen or heard news about the Berlin speech, while 67% have followed at least somewhat news reports of Obama’s overseas trip that began nearly a week ago and has included stops in Afghanistan and Iraq. He now moves on to Paris and London before coming home. The Berlin speech is the only major address Obama planned to deliver on the trip.
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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday morning shows a bounce for Obama. He now leads his GOP opponent 46% to 41%. This is the first time the Democrat has enjoyed a five-point advantage since July 8.
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