Posted on 02/01/2011 10:22:35 AM PST by Libloather
88 Percent of Republicans Wanted Party to Embrace Tea Party Before Michele Bachmann's Speech
Saul Relative – Mon Jan 31, 8:53 pm ET
A Gallup Poll released on the last day of January reveals that, before President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address and Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Michele Bachmann (R-MN) gave their responses, 88 percent of Republicans would like to see the Republican Party take into consideration Tea Party positions and objectives when they attempt to tackle the nation's problems. Of all adults surveyed, 71 percent believed the Tea Party's stances should be considered in the future.
But the Gallup survey was taken January 14-16. The president's speech and the Republican and Tea Party responses occurred on January 25. After hearing Michele Bachmann's foray into misdirection and outright falsehood, one has to wonder: Would most Americans, including most Republicans, still feel the same or would they want someone with a tighter grasp on the truth as the Congressional leader of the Tea Party?
The survey also included data on how independents and Democrats felt about the issue as well. A majority of Democrats (53 percent) felt that Republicans should be more open to the Tea Party, but it isn't clear whether Democrats would like to see more Tea Party involvement because they feel it will help or hinder the Republicans overall.
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More work to be done.
Civility.
“After hearing Michele Bachmann’s foray into misdirection and outright falsehood, one has to wonder: Would most Americans, including most Republicans, still feel the same or would they want someone with a tighter grasp on the truth as the Congressional leader of the Tea Party?”
Puleeze!
One outing by Bachman, that was below par, does not an abandonment of the Tea Party make. Broadly voters recognize citizen government when they see it, and know that it has long been exchanged for shiny, finished, groomed and well handled pols. Bachman could have done MUCH better, yes, but she is still a great example of coming from the people. No handlers, not very media savy, no life-long climber with no life but politics. Instead, she is a mother and much more with a real life for most of her life.
Having said that, she is capable of a much crisper performance than she gave and she looked unprepared, which is why she is taking the heat. If you know you are going to be held to a higher standard, for whatever reason, then you better deliver or call someone in who can. Common sense. And she was LATE. Sorry, but we have to take it to the people and teach in perfect pitch for awhile.
According to this Gallup survey only 5% of Republicans oppose the TEA Party: people like Karl Rove, Dana PeRINO, elitist Beltway types and the “Bushies.”
The only thing wrong with her address was the CNN camera angle. We can argue whether this was purposely done by CNN or not, but history would tell us it was intentional.
Another Bachmann hit piece, I’m sure fully supported by the old guard in the GOP.
She chose to speak to the Tea Party camera, that I think was sending her speech out over the net. CNN cam got snubbed.
Don’t miss this utter drivel overhere.
They may claim to be pragmatic, they tell us democrats would be worse, but accepting that stance can only lead to the eventual end of America as a free nation.
We need leaders to actively fight the leftward slide, not to make token protests before surrender.
The only thing wrong with her address was the CNN camera angle. “ _______________________________________________
Oh, yes. CNN knew exactly what she was going to look like speaking to one camera and being filmed from off angle by another. These guys are pros.
For such an important speech and the huge national audience waiting to hear her, she should have respected the platform she was getting and come off without looking like she was reading from Ned the First Reader. Can she not afford with 13 million coming in for her PAC to get a media attendant.
She sabotaged herself.
i saw another poll with similar question that have a much lower result. Soemthing like 70%
She chose to speak to the Tea Party camera....”
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Yes, but she knew CNN was covering her speech. Naive to media it would have helped if someone could have told her what the final product was going to look like. But that aside, her speech was not that long and of such over all importance to the Tea Party national message that you have to ask yourself would you go off half cocked with no media handlers, would you be LATE on top of that, and would you not have anyone around you capable of a critique of your delivery? Did she have to read it, line for line, with no spontanaity? I thought it was jumbled and the message was lost, reduced to applause lines, but maybe I need to hear it again.
I just love the way the article backs up that slanderous statement with facts. Oh, wait, I just read it and it does no such thing.
When any political party "absorbs" the Tea Party, I will no longer associate myself with it.
Can you be more specific Saul?
I ain't now, or ever, taking your word for it.
Or for anything else, for that matter.
Most adults don't fall for the "form over substance" crap.
Most adults don’t fall for the “form over substance” crap.”
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You can’t be serious. Most people got Obama elected with that “form over substance crap”, and worse may re-elect him.
I am just saying that Bachman’s real substance was blindsided, on a national stage in a national moment, for one reason—lack of form to use your word. And, she was LATE.
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