Jan 11, 2019 - Politics & Policy

Republicans tuned out Democrats' response to Trump Oval address

Data: Survey Monkey online poll conducted Jan. 9-10, 2019, among 2,629 adults. Poll methodology; Chart: Naema Ahmed/Axios
Data: Survey Monkey online poll conducted Jan. 9-10, 2019, among 2,629 adults. Poll methodology; Chart: Naema Ahmed/Axios

Many Republicans tuned out the Democratic response to President Trump's Oval Office address while Democrats tended to watch both speeches, according to a SurveyMonkey poll.

By the numbers: Trump's speech drew an estimated 43.3 million viewers (compared with 25 million for the college football championship). The initial estimate from Nielsen had omitted CBS viewership. (AP)

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