Nielsen’s totals, based on viewership for CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, Azteca, Fox Business, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Al Jazeera America, Galavision and Mun2., had the Obama State of the Union for 2014 at 33.2 million viewers, the second lowest number since Bill Clinton's last State of the Union.
While we understand the "why" for the low number regarding Clinton's speech - it was his last "Union" speech as President, and, the full-on beginning of his "lame duck" season, the is Obama's first State of the Union in his second term.
What most reports will not tell you, is that Obama's 2012 State of the Union, was the third lowest in modern times, coming in at 33.4 million. These low numbers are for his 3rd and 4th "Union" speeches, and, is indicative of his lack relevancy. Turns out that Obama may be in his lame duck season, one that began with January of 2012 !!!
By contrast, GW Bush's speech numbers never dipped below 37 million and averaged more viewers per speech than Bill Clinton.
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