“The Tea Party candidate picks up 23%, and Republicans finish third at 18%. Another 22% are undecided.”
Best case scenario, the two sides work out their differences and together, whoop the Dems’ collective ass.
Interesting. Those numbers mean that the Tea Parties are drawing a lot of Indies and Democrats, something the moderate R’s have never really figured out how to do. It’s a hard coalition to keep together because the moderate R’s have a certain cultural contempt for their lessers in the conservative wing of the party.
Rino ping...
Time to stand for something rather than falling for everything.
Wake up, GOP.
“But, but, but!!! A third party means an AUTOMATIC win for the democrats!!!”
< scoffs >
I’m all for a Tea Party/Constitution Party/Conservative Party/Take Back America Party!!! BRING IT ON!!! I’ve had enough of RINOs and liberals stealing from my children and their children! I WANT A CONSTITUTIONAL AMERICA BACK.
Except the Tea Party isn’t really a party but a collection of frustrated people. The only principles I think they could agree on at this pint is that they favor “small” government and revere the founders. Good principles, no doubt but the devil hides in the details about how to get there. So at this point I’d say the Tea Party is just more “hope and change” hype. Beyond that, I’m not sure there is any position on the social issues that Tea Party members would agree on. And then there’s the issue of national security. Do tea party members agree on a strong national defense or a more libertarian “it’s not my job” national defense? Lots of issues beyond just “small” Gov and RINO killing which would quickly put the tea party in the same hall of fame as the Ross Perot’s (or was it Buchannan’s or Nadar’s) deformed party?
“For this survey, the respondents were asked to assume that the Tea Party movement organized as a new political party.”
OK- for a minute I thought checking FR every third day wasn’t enough - that someone formed a party while I was asleep.
Interesting that so many respondents latched right onto this concept and it somewhat answers the Dem machine rallying cry that the repub party is going extinct.
I think our choice is bad or worse. Hold off as much as we can as long as we can for the next generation while we undo the 40 years of leftist education, or sit home "results be damned" as Eak3 says, and let the looter-train snowball.
This poll shows that a plurality of Americans like what the left is feeding them!!!
Nearly One Third of All Tax Filers Paid No Federal Income Taxes in 2007
About 46.6 Million Filers Were "Nonpayers" Due to Exemptions, Deductions, Credits
Washington, DC, December 4, 2009 -- Nearly one-third of the 143 million federal income tax returns filed in 2007 resulted in no tax payment, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of IRS data. That means the tax filers got back every dollar that had been withheld from their paychecks, and often more. Roughly 46.6 million tax returns, or 32.6 percent, are filed by such "nonpayers," people whose exemptions, deductions and credits wiped out any federal income tax due.
"In about half the cases, additional money was 'refunded' to these tax filers -- meaning they received a check from the government -- similar to welfare spending programs,"
Nope, they are to stupid or apathetic to give an damn.
My concern is that there is a core group of people who are committed to being “independants” or “third-partiers” regardless of whether the GOP adopts the Tea Party “platform” or not. These people will still not vote GOP just because they are contrarian by nature.
When did “The Tea Party” officially become a U.S. political party? I missed that announcement.
Bottom line is that means Obama and the fascists win. This isn’t something to celebrate unless we love Perot.
ping
The lesson for Republicans is obvious. Embody Tea Party issues or go the way of the Whigs.
I actually took part in this poll. It was all about the Tea Party movement and would I vote 3rd party.
That's why the Conservatives are going to take back the Republican party. Or at least they better or we're cooked.
I see Democrats winning where we would except for splitting our base.
Their theory is there is no where for conservatives to go.
This is great. The next step is obviously for someone to organize a Tea Party slate of candidates so that Democrats can sweep elections for the next hundred years. But losing elections is actually a good thing for the conservative movement, since defeat builds character. I see a lot of character-building in the years ahead.