Voters react to SOTU moment when Trump got standing ovation from longtime Dem nemesis
Polling data tracking voters' real-time reactions to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, showed Independents and Republicans were highly motivated when the president urged members of Congress to...
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Polling data tracking voters' real-time reactions to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, showed Independents and Republicans were highly motivated when the president urged members of Congress to pass restrictions on congressional stock trading, but Democrats appeared less enthused. This moment in Trump's address was one of the few moments during the speech when Democrats inside the House chamber, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., offered standing applause. "They stood up for that, I can't believe it. I can't believe it," Trump quipped after calling for an end to congressional stock trading. "Think Nancy Pelosi would stand up if she was here? Doubt it. Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act without delay." the president continued to a roaring applause. During one moment, a camera panned over to Warren who could be seen standing and clapping. FACT-CHECKERS CHALLENGE TRUMP’S ‘EIGHT WARS’ CLAIM, BACK HIM ON CRIME The dial test administered by Lee Carter, the president of Maslansky & Partners, showed that after Trump said the Stop Insider Trading Act must be passed "without delay" that Democrats remained largely stagnant, but Republicans and Independents reacted far more positively. As the crowd inside the House chamber Tuesday night continued to applaud following Trump's remark that a law on congressional stock trading restrictions should be passed immediately, the Democrats' dial returned to baseline. It had taken a turn downwards after Trump took a jab at Pelosi over the matter. She has long been the brunt of criticism over the success of her stock portfolio and the manner in which certain trades have lined up with matters in front of lawmakers. The group of voters monitored during the president's speech Tuesday night, included 29 Democrats, 41 Republicans and 30 Independents. Warren and other Democrats could be seen giving a standing ovation to the president's urgency around adding stricter restrictions to congressional stock trading. Warren…