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55% Rate Obama’s Berlin Speech Good or Excellent; 46% Think Europe Should Be More Like U.S. Friday, July 25, 2008
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 Rasmussen 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.
Even nearly a third of Republicans (32%) give the speech good or excellent marks, but Democrats are far more enthusiastic, with 75% feeling that way. However, 39% of Republicans rate the speech Poor versus only five percent (5%) of Democrats. Forty-seven percent (47%) of unaffiliated voters say the speech was good or excellent, while 16% characterize it as Poor.
Obama, who is noted for his speaking skills, received similar marks in early March when he gave a highly-publicized speech about race relations in America. The speech was prompted by news reports about controversial remarks made by his minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
While Obama called for greater cooperation between the United States and Europe in his Berlin speech, 46% believe it will be better for the world if Europe becomes more like America. Twenty-nine percent (29%) think the world will benefit if the U.S. becomes more like Europe.
Seventy percent (70%) of Republicans believe the U.S. should be the model for Europe, as opposed to only 29% of Democrats. Forty-six percent (46%) of unaffiliateds agree.
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