Topic: Tea Party Approval Seems To Be Going Wrong Direction.
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Thu 08/18/11 09:44 AM
In the most recent poll, most Americans took a negative view of the debt-ceiling negotiations, seeing them as “mostly about gaining political advantage.” With Republicans in charge of the House, more of the blame fell on them. And many people — a 43 percent plurality — saw the Tea Party as having too much influence on Republicans.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Democrats were most likely to have an unfavorable view of the Tea Party. But a plurality of independents, too — 40 percent — viewed the Tea Party negatively, and said it had too much influence on the Republican Party.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/us/politics/05teaparty.html

People aren't as stupid as you might think when they start paying attention.

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Thu 08/18/11 10:10 AM

In the most recent poll, most Americans took a negative view of the debt-ceiling negotiations, seeing them as “mostly about gaining political advantage.” With Republicans in charge of the House, more of the blame fell on them. And many people — a 43 percent plurality — saw the Tea Party as having too much influence on Republicans.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Democrats were most likely to have an unfavorable view of the Tea Party. But a plurality of independents, too — 40 percent — viewed the Tea Party negatively, and said it had too much influence on the Republican Party.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/us/politics/05teaparty.html

People aren't as stupid as you might think when they start paying attention.


Doesn't that mean 60% don't see them negatively?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html

Anyway they have a better approval rating than the president. Not like any political party ever has very high approval ratings though.

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Thu 08/18/11 10:48 AM

In the most recent poll, most Americans took a negative view of the debt-ceiling negotiations, seeing them as “mostly about gaining political advantage.” With Republicans in charge of the House, more of the blame fell on them. And many people — a 43 percent plurality — saw the Tea Party as having too much influence on Republicans.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Democrats were most likely to have an unfavorable view of the Tea Party. But a plurality of independents, too — 40 percent — viewed the Tea Party negatively, and said it had too much influence on the Republican Party.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/us/politics/05teaparty.html

People aren't as stupid as you might think when they start paying attention.


The tea party isn't up for re election in 2012.

Obamas approval rating is 39% and his performance on the economy has everyone just so confident about our prospects going forward.

Lowest consumer confidence since... ahem.. Carter.. how ironic.


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Thu 08/18/11 10:49 AM

In the most recent poll, most Americans took a negative view of the debt-ceiling negotiations, seeing them as “mostly about gaining political advantage.” With Republicans in charge of the House, more of the blame fell on them. And many people — a 43 percent plurality — saw the Tea Party as having too much influence on Republicans.

Perhaps not surprisingly, Democrats were most likely to have an unfavorable view of the Tea Party. But a plurality of independents, too — 40 percent — viewed the Tea Party negatively, and said it had too much influence on the Republican Party.


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/us/politics/05teaparty.html

People aren't as stupid as you might think when they start paying attention.
I guess that's why Obummer's approval rating has plummeted.

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Thu 08/18/11 10:53 AM
And gallup has Obama's approval rating on the economy in the 20's.
Maybe he should take a lesson from the tea party, they seem to be doing a better jib than him in America's eyes.

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Thu 08/18/11 11:47 AM



Not true!

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Thu 08/18/11 12:08 PM
Edited by artlo on Thu 08/18/11 12:50 PM
Obamas approval rating is 39%

And guess who has even much lower approval rating - the Tea-Party led Congress.
I wonder if Tea-baggers are feeling as beloved and admired as they were a year ago.

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Thu 08/18/11 01:02 PM

Obamas approval rating is 39%

And guess who has even much lower approval rating - the Tea-Party led Congress.
I wonder if Tea-baggers are feeling as beloved and admired as they were a year ago.


They'll come around, the Pimp in Chief isn't done running this country down the drain yet so there's time.

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Thu 08/18/11 01:15 PM
could happen, but the trends aren't good. As the article says, "Little more than a year ago, most Americans did not know enough about the Tea Party to have an opinion. Now, more people have opinions, and they are hardly positive." The more people know . . .