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For any Obama haters who stumble across this blog -- before you quickly run back to Red State, chew on this:

• 83% of speech watchers approve of the proposals the president made in his speech tonight. 17% Disapprove.

• 70% of speech watchers think Barack Obama shares the same priorities for the country as they do. 57% thought so before the speech.

These are from the instant poll CBS News did right after the speech. Here are a few more morsels:

• 59% of speech watchers think that Barack Obama has a clear plan for creating jobs. 40% thought so before the speech.

• 72% of speech watchers approve of Barack Obama's plans for dealing with government spending. 28% Disapprove.

• 56% of speech watchers think Barack Obama's economic plans will reduce the budget deficit in the long run, and 71% think they will help ordinary Americans.

It was a solid speech, with solid ideas and the right approach; even my Repub friends at work thought so. You might want to chew on these numbers before you declare the Obama presidency finished, failing, or even challenged.