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Trump’s big prime-time address barely moved the needle. That’s normal

By Becket Adams

Published January 15, 2019 1:40pm ET

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Trump’s big prime-time address barely moved the needle. That’s normal — President Trump’s first televised Oval Office address failed entirely in its main goal of rallying voters to his side, according to a new Quinnipiac survey. The president shouldn’t feel too bad, though. A whiffed appeal for public support happens to the best of them, including former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. The […]

President Trump’s first televised Oval Office address failed entirely in its main goal of rallying voters to his side, according to a new Quinnipiac survey.

The president shouldn’t feel too bad, though. A whiffed appeal for public support happens to the best of them, including former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.

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