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Susan J. Demas: Tea Party's popularity falling after alienating independents, women
The Flint Journal ^ | November 22, 2013 | Susan J. Demas

Posted on 11/22/2013 2:46:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The Tea Party's popularity has taken a beating in Michigan after the government shutdown, with almost half of voters viewing the conservative movement negatively.

And more than a third -- 35.3 percent, to be exact -- have a "strongly unfavorable" opinion of the Tea Party, according to a new Lambert Edwards & Associates (LE&A)/Denno Research poll done from Nov. 12 to 14.

Only 28.8 percent of voters view the movement positively, with a scant 10.7 percent giving it "strongly favorable" marks.

The Michigan poll is consistent with national surveys showing the Tea Party's popularity plummeted to record lows after the shutdown, which was the brainchild of movement leaders like U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).

But the news gets worse.

Women tend to decide elections. And they're not buying what the Tea Party is selling.

By almost a 2-to-1 margin (44 percent to 25 percent) in the LE&A/Denno poll, women see the Tea Party as a negative force. One-third of women have a very unfavorable opinion, with only 12 percent seeing the Tea Party very positively.....

(Excerpt) Read more at mlive.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: michigan; polls; teaparty; tedcruz
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To: cripplecreek
I tried to locate a Tea Party chapter in Macomb County and had little luck in finding one, let alone any personal contact numbers.........

I don't think the TP is as organized as they think they aare......

21 posted on 11/22/2013 3:07:35 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (I don't call "911", in my house, I AM '911"....)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Damn. And me a Tea Partier for the love and admiration of it all.


22 posted on 11/22/2013 3:08:14 PM PST by mykroar (“We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.” - Nathanael Greene)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Us in the 7th District refer to Susan Demas as Susan Dumbass. She’s a hack who hates anyone to the right of McCain. She’s mad that we fired her favorite RINO Joe Schwarz and replaced him with Tim Walberg.


23 posted on 11/22/2013 3:08:27 PM PST by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I won’t belong to an organized tea party group.


24 posted on 11/22/2013 3:09:14 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Susan Dumbass is still mad about Schwarz


25 posted on 11/22/2013 3:09:56 PM PST by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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To: Darren McCarty

LOL She treats Walberg like he stood her up for the prom.


26 posted on 11/22/2013 3:10:02 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just so you all know this c*nt in Mlive’s resident left-wing troll.

She is there specifically to get page views and 500 comment flame wars started. She’s always posting dumb commentaries like this.


27 posted on 11/22/2013 3:12:06 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: cripplecreek

I was going to look her bio etc up but you know she’s just another Obama drone.


28 posted on 11/22/2013 3:16:27 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Tea Party isn’t about Marxist polls, it’s about winning elections.

Pray America is Waking


29 posted on 11/22/2013 3:16:57 PM PST by bray (Delay Obamacare)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ted Cruz was right.


30 posted on 11/22/2013 3:18:06 PM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: KeyLargo

She’s as bad as they come.


31 posted on 11/22/2013 3:19:38 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I hear rumors of the Tea Party. I read of people talking about it

I see no Tea Party. I see no organized evidence. I get no fund raising requestsThe truth is Lois Lerner destroyed the Tea Party.

The truth is......It was. : (


32 posted on 11/22/2013 3:22:50 PM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: VanDeKoik

You just know she’s a regular poster at the DUmp.


33 posted on 11/22/2013 3:23:20 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In your dreams, Suze.


34 posted on 11/22/2013 3:24:43 PM PST by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

There’s an election coming up next year ,so they must shut the Tea Party down once more


35 posted on 11/22/2013 3:24:48 PM PST by molson209 (Hillary Clinton)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All

The Tea Party’s popularity is irrelevant. The real issue is constitutonal limits on the federal government’s powers, limits which the corrupt, unconstitutionally big federal government is wrongly ignoring.

Sadly, the federal government has been getting away with ignoring its limited powers because parents have not been making sure that their children are being taught the federal government’s limited powers.


36 posted on 11/22/2013 3:48:13 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: Seaplaner

How about CLASSICAL Republican Party?


37 posted on 11/22/2013 3:48:16 PM PST by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

NONE of the TEA party women I know, including myself, have fallen away! This is complete hogwash!!!!


38 posted on 11/22/2013 3:58:23 PM PST by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So, just who in hell is this Susan Dupa and why should I give a RATZ A what the bimbo thinks?

Just asking.


39 posted on 11/22/2013 4:12:25 PM PST by ConradofMontferrat ( According to mudslimz, my handle is a HATE CRIME. And I HOPE they don't like it.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Tea Party vindicated when Obamacare continues to disrupt everyone’s healthcare!


40 posted on 11/22/2013 5:30:12 PM PST by JSDude1 (Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
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