SOTU 2023: Speaking to the Exhausted Majority - January 2023

The margin of error (adjusted for weighting) analyzing the section of the population that voted and other is +/- 3% for the US average and higher for subgroups. [...] More in Common conducted a national survey in the week following the November 2022 midterm elections to better understand how the President and the GOP-appointed spokesperson can speak to America's Exhausted Majority. [...] The data indicates that both the President's speech and the GOP response should focus on articulating a positive vision for the country while acknowledging the anxieties and frustrations most feel towards our country's politics. [...] 80 64 60 60 57 53 49 40 33 20 0 US average Exhausted Majority Wings Change in “Listen to others and compromise” % - 11 - 7 - 20 Survey question: Which do you agree with more? “The People I agree with politically need to stick to their beliefs and fight” or “The people I agree with politically need to be willing to listen to others and compromise.” More in Common 10 Numbers in % Americans across pa. [...] More in Common 19 Too little % More than a fourth of Republicans and a majority of Independents say the Republican Party attacks the other side too much and is hypocritical and preachy.