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http://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation/new-all-time-lowAmericans pretty sick of tea party
12/12/13 01:15 PMUpdated 12/12/13 03:07 PM
By Morgan Whitaker
A pair of polls show Americans are largely unhappy with both the GOP and the tea party wing of the party.
Tea party favorability has fallen to an all-time low according a Gallup poll released Wednesday, which found a slight majority (51%) of Americans have an unfavorable view of the tea party. The poll finds 30% of Americans feel positively about the tea party, down from a high of 39% in 2011. Republicans are most likely to support the movement, with 58% seeing it favorably, and unsurprisingly Democrats overwhelmingly dislike the tea party 74% to 10%.
Moderates arent too keen on the movement either. While the split is not as stark as with Democrats, moderates are more likely than even the general public to say they dont favor the tea party (54%) and only 23% say they do favor it.
It turns out moderates tend to prefer the Democratic Party to the Republican Party as well. A second Gallup poll released Wednesday finds Democrats maintain a 10-point lead over Republicans in terms of favorability with the American public. While moderates are currently evenly split on the Democratic Party, with 47% viewing it positively and another 47% viewing it negatively, only 27% of moderates have positive views of the Republican Party right now.
Even the Republican base is not as strong as it is for the Democrats. Self-described liberals favor the Democratic Party 71% to 25% in the poll, but conservatives just barely break in favor of the GOP. Just 47% of conservatives say they favor the Republican Party compared to 46% who dont.
As Gallups Andrew Dugan wrote in his analysis, Neither party closes out the year with a positive public image, but Republicans have had a worse year in terms of overall favorability. The damage wrought by the federal government shutdown has not dissipated much for the GOP.
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babylonsister
Dec 2013
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JimboBillyBubbaBob
(1,389 posts)1. Yes, we sure are.
When is the vaccine being dispensed?
Laelth
(32,017 posts)2. Good news. k&r for exposure. n/t
-Laelth
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)3. My idiot congresscriter is running towards the tea party
I am represented by Pete Olson who is moving closer to the tea party lately. Pete voted against the budget bill.
snot
(10,520 posts)4. I'm truly shocked that the tea party's favorability rating is as high as it is.
"30% of Americans feel positively about the tea party" good gawd.
When will liberals wake up and realize we've got to bust up conservative control of traditional media??? And halt their encroaching control of the internet!!!
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)5. Just heard this on Stephanie Miller: TeaPartyHarmony.com
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)6. They fell from grace
When they moved away from the populous "Taxed Enough Already" credo to their anti-social bigotry. It doesn't look like they are trying to shake off the fleas either.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)7. Americans Against The Tea Party ...