the numbers are up a litt littl. the president is still having trouble selling miss his policies to the public. >> some other troubling trends are that most americans want to see the president's policies succeed. that number is down over the years cnn has pressured this number every year. it is at his lowest point of the presidency, the number of americans that want to see his policies succeed. most americans didn't watch the state of the union address the other night. they probably didn't care. two reasons here. that event has been an overrated event. a lot of americans are probably increasingly looking forward. they see the stagnant nature of policy-making in washington. they aren't really confident he can get many things done. look at how 2014 democratic candidates are reacting to the president. they don't want him in their states, specially if you are a red state democrat, like mark