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Whether you agree or not with the way Occupy gets its message across, it's pretty indisputable that these tactics have made them less popular with the American people and distracted from the message they are trying to get across.
The great thing about Occupy is that they are not astroturf like the Tea Party. They are not part of the Democratic Party, a party which, on the whole, is moderately conservative. The Occupy movement is actually progressive, actually liberal. There is no political party that represents their interests.
This is a great opportunity to actually present a progressive message to Americans. But the tactics being used are blowing this opportunity.
Specifically, occupying public parks or blocking the ports are two tactics that are not endearing the movement to the American public.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2011/11/occupy-wall-street-favor-fading.html