What Does the Public Think of Bush Tax Cut Plan?
Aired February 28, 2001 – 1:10 p.m. ET THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: President Bush was hoping his speech would boost public support for his policies. And it appears that has happened; 399 people who watched the speech participated in a CNN/”USA Today”/Gallup poll. And, not surprisingly, almost half of them were supporters of Mr. Bush’s Republican Party. Before the speech, 73 percent of the viewers in our sample said Mr. Bush is leading the country in the right direction. After the speech, that number grew to 84 percent; 68 percent favored Mr. Bush’s tax cut proposals before the speech. Afterwards, the approval rose to 79 percent. CNN’s Chicago bureau chief Jeff Flock has been checking out reaction in his neck of the woods, like he likes to do. Right now, he’s out shopping to see what folks think and how much money they’re spending out there — hi there, Jeff. JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Natalie,
