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The Incredible Shrinking Tea Party [But S&P Confirms Tea-Party Agenda!]
Washington Post ^ | August 05, 2011 | Greg Sargent

Posted on 08/05/2011 10:31:54 PM PDT by Steelfish

The Incredible Shrinking Tea Party

By Greg Sargent I f there’s one thing the debt ceiling battle revealed, it’s that the Tea Party continues to enjoy outsized influence in Washington in general and over the GOP in particular.

So it’s interesting to note that according to the internals of today’s New York Times poll, the Tea Party is rapidly shrinking before our very eyes, and is hemorraging supporters at a surprising rate:

Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or not?

Yes 18 No 73

The 18 percent who self-identify as Tea Party supporters is at its lowest point, tying the 18 percent who supported it way back in April of 2010, when it was first gaining steam as the Congressional races of last cycle began heating up. The trajectory is interesting: The Times poll shows the Tea Party has had some ups and downs, but it steadily gained supporters as the 2010 campaigns wore on, and peaked with 31 percent of the electorate saying they supported the movement at around the time that the GOP won its massive 2010 victory.

Then its support began to decline, and it then dropped a precipitous eight points from June until today — a period that roughly coincided with the debt ceiling debate, which showcased Tea Party intransigence and self-delusion at its finest. Not only that, but right now, the 73 percent who say they are not supporters is at its highest point ever.

What’s more, as Steve Benen notes, the numbers who disaprove of the Tea Party and who think it has too much influence over the GOP are running as high as ever.

Interestingly, the Tea Party is declining in public support even as its influence in Washington has, if anything, peaked.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; polls; teaparty; teapartyrebellion
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1 posted on 08/05/2011 10:32:00 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Having 18% of voters who are active and dedicated is a huge voting block.


2 posted on 08/05/2011 10:35:24 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Bristol Palin's book "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far" became a New York Times, best seller.)
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To: Steelfish

They wish. We have not yet begun to fight!!

Rebellion is brewing!!


3 posted on 08/05/2011 10:35:34 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: Steelfish

Although the MSM has done a very good job of trashing our brand name, most of America agrees with us on the issues.


4 posted on 08/05/2011 10:36:14 PM PDT by comebacknewt ((on second thought, never mind, go away again Newt))
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To: Steelfish

This poll is unadulterated propaganda. Its purpose is to mold opinion and not to reflect opinion about the size of the Tea Party. The only poll that matters to date occurred in Nov. 2010. The next poll that matters will be taken in Nov. 2012.


5 posted on 08/05/2011 10:37:28 PM PDT by Saltmeat
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To: ansel12

I wouldn’t believe anything written by the NY Pravda or its Washington Post subsidiary.


6 posted on 08/05/2011 10:38:59 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: Steelfish

WaPo should know all about “shrinking”.


7 posted on 08/05/2011 10:39:22 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Steelfish
Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or not?

Poll the Tea Party's issues, and the public overwhelmingly supports them.

8 posted on 08/05/2011 10:40:03 PM PDT by denydenydeny (Rage all you want, looters & moochers, but the gods of the copybook headings are your masters now.)
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To: Steelfish

Well, gee, in NY how many would buy the Times if it said the Tea Party was doing great;)

http://www.nytco.com/investors/financials/nyt-circulation.html


9 posted on 08/05/2011 10:44:52 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Jim Robinson

I’m not, but I’m too tired to argue with them tonight, so I just threw my quick point out. No matter what they claim the tea party voters are a huge voting block in an election, the kind of thing that strikes fear in politician’s hearts.


10 posted on 08/05/2011 10:45:38 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Bristol Palin's book "Not Afraid Of Life: My Journey So Far" became a New York Times, best seller.)
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To: Huskrrrr

Shrinkage....wapo revenues down 50%


11 posted on 08/05/2011 10:45:52 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '12)
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To: Steelfish

WaPo writer spinning a NYTimes poll- it’s all in the family ...


12 posted on 08/05/2011 10:49:08 PM PDT by citizencon
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To: denydenydeny

Here’s the way it went down. For over two years the NYT and the WAPOST and all of the LSM did Obama and the Dems bidding by trying to convince the public that the tea party was the rebirth of the racist clan on steroids. And, more recently, we were labeled “terrorists.” Then they take a poll and ask their readers if they consider themselves part of the racist, terrorist tea party. Well, hell, NO! I’m no racist! No terrorist! Patooie on that!


14 posted on 08/05/2011 10:50:57 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: ansel12

” Having 18% of voters who are active and dedicated is a huge voting block.”

Don’t forget “independents” ,Ansel.....supposedly, 2 out of 3 are done with the Obammunist : )

I sure as hell hope so!


15 posted on 08/05/2011 10:51:46 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: unkus

The retread troll has been zotted again. He’ll be back.


16 posted on 08/05/2011 10:52:49 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Rebellion is brewing!! Impeach the corrupt Marxist bastard!!)
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To: Steelfish

Hey Greggie! Shut the hell up. We’re just regrouping and reloading there dumbass! And you know what you can do with your fixed New Yawk Slimes “poll”.


17 posted on 08/05/2011 10:54:02 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Americans need to wean their government off of its dependence on foreign money.)
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To: ansel12
The Tea Party activists are not the Kool-Aid drinkers Zer0's followers are. We know how to read, analyze, think for ourselves and make our own decisions.

Everything Barack 'Jackwagon' Hussein and his socialists do only grows the party more.

USA-Revere-4sm
  Tea Party USA - Modern Day Paul Reveres - Growing by the day!

18 posted on 08/05/2011 10:55:16 PM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: Jim Robinson

I assumed he was a Troll and told him I wasn’t falling for his nonsense and not to contact me again. The Troll idiots must think they will influence us.


19 posted on 08/05/2011 10:55:38 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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To: BobP

That’s an awesome map. Thanks for sharing, BobP.


20 posted on 08/05/2011 10:57:12 PM PDT by unkus (Silence Is Consent)
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