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Poll: The sagging popularity of the tea parties
WaPo ^
| June 8, 2010
| David Weigel
Posted on 06/08/2010 12:02:26 PM PDT by smokingfrog
A new Washington Post/ABC News poll includes questions about the tea parties that have the nascent movement's popularity slipping badly. Overall, since the last poll, the percentage of Americans who hold an unfavorable view of the movement has jumped from 39 percent to 50 percent. The leading edge of that has been a collapse in support from 18-29-year-olds. In March, they had a positive, 43-38 view of the tea parties. They've swung hard to a negative view, 27-60.
One result that surprises me: a seeming tumble in tea party support from white Southerners. In March, only 30 percent had an unfavorable view of the movement. Now, it's 45 percent.
I don't think this is really a sign of anti-incumbent anger ending -- the results on voter views of incumbents dispel that notion. Since the last poll, however, we have had two months of news about tea party-identified Republicans winning their primaries or leading in them, which has started to diminish the independent brand of the movement.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2010electionbias; polls; pravdamedia; teaparty; zogbyism
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Wishful thinking??
To: smokingfrog
Methinks the WAPO should stick with what it knows: MACACA.
To: smokingfrog
Dream on WaPo. November will be so confusing.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:04:29 PM PDT
by
outofstyle
(Anti-socialist)
To: smokingfrog
I call BS on that poll. But if it keeps the libs happy, so be it and I hope they take that feeling into the election.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:05:04 PM PDT
by
Mouton
To: smokingfrog
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:06:06 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(No matter where you go there are always more stupid people.)
To: smokingfrog
LOL......and that’s just in the msm newsrooms!!!
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:06:23 PM PDT
by
Carley
(For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: smokingfrog
I'm hoping for a repeat of this:
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:06:23 PM PDT
by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
To: smokingfrog
The Washington ComPost again - hard at work.
Spin, spin, spin.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:06:24 PM PDT
by
ZULU
To: equalitybeforethelaw
Wonder who they call, politicians.
I have never received a call asking my opinion on any subject I’ve seen like this being published.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:06:56 PM PDT
by
K-oneTexas
(I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
To: outofstyle
November Cometh. The country will speak and the libs will be crying. So looking forward to that night.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:07:34 PM PDT
by
Pit1
(Not illegal immigrants. They are CRIMINAL BORDER CROSSERS.)
To: smokingfrog
2 words:
Rand Paul
That is enough all by itself to start driving people away from the Tea Party.
The Paul’s are nuts.
To: outofstyle
Dream on WaPo. November will be so confusing. Me thinks they'll be running a lot of "unexpected" articles.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:08:21 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
("Because without America, there is no free world" - Canada Free Press - MSM, where are you?)
To: smokingfrog
November 2nd is going to be so much fun!
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:09:04 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
To: smokingfrog
Wait until election time.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:10:10 PM PDT
by
taxtruth
(Something really stinks In The Federal Government/Mafia and I think it's BO!)
To: smokingfrog
People might be shying away from the TEA Parties because several of the groups have been coopted by Democrats, RINOs, Run Paul type libertarians, and such. It's hard to tell which ones are sincerely committed to saving the nation (which excludes the previous list of fakes).
The good news is that the voters are as wide awake as they have ever been in our lifetimes, and the Democrats and RINOs are in their sights.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:10:37 PM PDT
by
meadsjn
(Sarah 2012, or sooner)
To: Longbow1969
To: smokingfrog
“Washington Post/ABC News poll” that ALL you need to know.
To: smokingfrog
too em that long to put this crap out?
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:12:50 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Chuck DeVore - CA Senator. Believe.)
To: smokingfrog
The MSM just cannot help themselves when it comes to knocking conservatives.
To: mrmeyer
A great moment! Carville looks so much better and doesn’t scare the animals.
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posted on
06/08/2010 12:13:47 PM PDT
by
Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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