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he does a lot of his own writing.
today's RCP average approval rating 51.0%
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He uses a speech writer. He tweeks the text. They all do. They don't have time to write their own speeches.
The SOTU is also such a monstrosity of a speech too - every department and interest group has their own demands for what should be in the speech. Hense the reason why, as a speech, it usually sucks.
my favorite SOTU story is how clinton went off speech for 20 minutes and talked extemporaneously.
i doubt anyone but clinton could have done that.