Friday, September 16, 2011

Poll Shows Discontent with the Tea Party Among Republicans

Some discontent was noted in differences Republicans have with their Tea Party counterparts in areas such as the deficit, global warming, evolution, abortion, gay marriage, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Education, or Social Security.

Full results (pdf)

Slightly less than half of Republicans and Independents with GOP leanings say they support the Tea Party.  51% have no feelings either way, or oppose the movement.

The poll indicates that both groups are predominately white (except for Herman Cain. I admit that not being in the poll). Republicans opposed to the movement, are not likely Evangelicals.

One of the main differences was temperament: 50 percent of tea party Republicans say they are “very angry” about the way things are going in the country today, compared to just 29 percent of their Republican counterparts.

http://freakoutnation.com/2011/09/15/new-cnn-poll-shows-discontent-with-the-tea-party-among-republicans