CNN Poll: Viewers have positive reaction to Bush speech

(CNN) -- CNN found that more than three-quarters of Americans who watched President Bush's State of the Union address had a positive reaction to it, although the reaction was muted from that in past years, according to a poll released Tuesday. Forty-one percent of 370 adults who watched the speech said they had a "very positive" reaction to it. Another 37 percent said their response was "somewhat positive."

Poll of 370 adults finds 78 percent of speech viewers reacted positively
• 67 percent think Bush's policies will move country in right direction
• Positive numbers muted in comparison with previous years
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