Roger Perry
12-09-2009, 12:16 PM
December 9, 2009 - 6:27am
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Is the Tea Party movement more popular than the Republican Party
Yep. That's what a new Rasmussen poll claims
According to the poll, if the Tea Party Movement was a political party, it would finish second to the Democrat and ahead of Republicans.
Memo to Republicans: Take notes
The tea party movement was conceived out of antipathy for President Obama's economic stimulus plan and cultivated by groups like Freedom Works and conservative commentators such as Glenn Beck. Its guiding principals are centered around opposition to tax increases and the expansion of federal government spending. The movement rose to prominence when it organized highly-publicized protest gatherings across the country on April 15th of this year.
As reported by Talking Points Memo, the respondents to the Rasmussen poll were asked the following question:
"Okay, suppose the Tea Party Movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?"
The response of all those who were polled was Democratic 36%, Tea Party 23% and Republican 18%. Further, the poll found that independents are more inclined to vote for a tea party candidate over Democratic or Republican candidates.
Politics (http://www.capitolhillblue.com/taxonomy/term/20)http://www.capitolhillblue.com/files/120809teapartyap.jpg
Is the Tea Party movement more popular than the Republican Party
Yep. That's what a new Rasmussen poll claims
According to the poll, if the Tea Party Movement was a political party, it would finish second to the Democrat and ahead of Republicans.
Memo to Republicans: Take notes
The tea party movement was conceived out of antipathy for President Obama's economic stimulus plan and cultivated by groups like Freedom Works and conservative commentators such as Glenn Beck. Its guiding principals are centered around opposition to tax increases and the expansion of federal government spending. The movement rose to prominence when it organized highly-publicized protest gatherings across the country on April 15th of this year.
As reported by Talking Points Memo, the respondents to the Rasmussen poll were asked the following question:
"Okay, suppose the Tea Party Movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?"
The response of all those who were polled was Democratic 36%, Tea Party 23% and Republican 18%. Further, the poll found that independents are more inclined to vote for a tea party candidate over Democratic or Republican candidates.