More people tunned in to watch Sen. Reed than President Bush
From Political Wire
Think Progress reports that ratings numbers show more television viewers for both Fox and CNN watched Sen. Jack Reed’s (D-RI) Democratic response to President Bush’s much-anticipated speech on Iraq then watched the President’s actual remarks.
Meanwhile, a CBS poll released yesterday found that most viewers felt the President’s plan to reduce troops did not go far enough. Almost half (47%) want more troops home by next summer than Bush allowed for, and the number of respondents who said the troops should either be reduced or removed completely (68%) did not differ significantly after the speech than responses from before.
Perhaps even more troubling, only one third of respondents felt the surge had made a positive impact in Iraq, despite an encouraging report from Gen. Petraeus. Two thirds feel the surge has had no impact or has made violence even worse.