The Man Moves People

Initial post-speech polls indicate that President Obama's address had a powerful effect on people...

CBS News is first out the gate with a survey testing the reactions to the Sort-of-State-of-the-Union speech, with a Web-based poll by Knowledge Networks showing respondents' views of Obama before and after the speech.

The first number out so far: 62% of speech-watchers before the speech approved of President Obama's plans for dealing with the economy. Afterwards, the number increased to 79%.

But this one is the biggie: Before the speech, only 35% thought Obama's economic plans would personally help them. After the speech, that number jumped up to 52%.