Saturday, July 23, 2016

Trump Acceptance Speech a Hit

Yahoo Finance reports the results of a CNN/ORC instant poll looking at reactions to Donald Trump's acceptance speech Thursday night in Cleveland. They link to a screen capture of the results. No surprise, you cannot find these results anywhere on the CNN website.
The majority of viewers who watched Donald Trump's speech to the Republican National Convention on Thursday night said it made them more likely to vote for him in November, according to a CNN/ORC instant poll.

Overall, 57% of viewers said they had a "very positive" reaction to Trump's speech. Meanwhile, 18% said they were "somewhat positive" and 24% said it had a "negative effect."
The whole media meme of a disruptive convention is wildly exaggerated. Yes, Ted Cruz committed political suicide in prime time with a roundly booed speech of non-endorsement. Other than that, and some brief arguments over rules, it was a happy gathering of Hillary-haters celebrating their rejection of her, everything she stands for, and everyone who stands with her.

The predicted protests and violence basically didn't happen. The #NeverTrump people were thwarted on Monday afternoon. And the whole "nobody in the party endorsed him" story was simply untrue; most of the candidates who ran against Trump have honored their pledges to endorse the nominee: Trump.