Chuck Schumer and the Democrats thought they had the 2018 midterms all wrapped up.
But then Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address.
And one new poll left the Democrats wondering where it all went wrong.
The American people have rendered their verdict on Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address.
It was a resounding success.
A CBS instant poll found 75 percent of viewers approved of the speech.
72 percent of independents cheered Trump’s address.
Even 43 percent of Democrats gave it a thumbs up.
Our instant @cbsnews @yougov poll finds strong approval among viewers of SOTU pic.twitter.com/HQv7saMjdQ
— Anthony Salvanto (@SalvantoCBS) January 31, 2018
SOTU got nearly full approval from Reps and mixed from Dems in our instant poll pic.twitter.com/XujoCK29PA
— Anthony Salvanto (@SalvantoCBS) January 31, 2018
CNN found similar results.
Their survey found 70 percent had a somewhat positive or very positive reaction.
The liberal media have egg on their faces – new @CNN snap poll showed 70% had either a "very positive" or "somewhat positive" reaction to Trump's #SOTU speech tonight #TTT pic.twitter.com/FDRciOiJZ3
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 31, 2018
Democrats figured they could coast on a negative political environment to winning the midterms.
But Trump’s speech showed his America First agenda is popular.
It gave him a chance to promote policies that will rally the conservative base to turn out in November.
If that happens, Republicans will maintain control of Congress.
We will keep you updated on any new developments in the midterm elections.
