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| 4 in 10 Tea Partiers are Independents or Dems |
| 2010-04-05 |
| Four in 10 Tea Party members are either Democrats or Independents, according to a new national survey. The findings provide one of the most detailed portraits to date of the grassroots movement that started last year. The national breakdown of the Tea Party composition is 57 percent Republican, 28 percent Independent and 13 percent Democratic, according to three national polls by the Winston Group, a Republican-leaning firm that conducted the surveys on behalf of an education advocacy group. Two-thirds of the group call themselves conservative, 26 are moderate and 8 percent say they are liberal. |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #7 Just read on Instapundit that Tea Party was more popular than Obama: 48% to 44%. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-05 15:07 |
| #6 Tea Party 48% Obama 44% The Tea Party Narrative Just Jumped the Shark Tea Party supporters skew right politically; but demographically, they are generally representative of the public at large. ThatÂ’s the finding of a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted March 26-28, in which 28% of U.S. adults call themselves supporters of the Tea Party movement. Gallup actually gives better numbers for party affiliation than the GOP leaning Winston Group; 48% Republican and 43% independent with 8% self identified Democrats. Via InstaPundit |
| Posted by: ed 2010-04-05 15:06 |
| #5 It's not aggregate numbers but focus and emphasis that matter. If the Tea Partiers give in to the kookier, Ron Paul-esque stuff, they will scare away the center and will easily be marginalized. If they keep the message SIMPLE and BROADLY focused on our fiscal implosion, they'll appeal to many millions of independents and Democrats, and have a huge impact. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-04-05 14:35 |
| #4 4 in 10 Tea Party members are Democrat or Independent. 6 in 10 are Republicans. I was wondering if the Tea Party numbers are large enough to determine elections. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-05 14:17 |
| #3 No clue how many are in the tea party per se. I've been to five rallies so far, all in medium/small towns. Figure on average 1% of the population of the town was in attendence (300 people at town of 30,000; 600 at a town of 60,000; etc). Plus all the people honking in support as they drove by. Key is NOT to have identifiable leaders or statistics for MSM or the government to attack. Very difficult to fight a faceless/leaderless yet motivated foe. Saul Alinsky cuts both ways . . . |
| Posted by: Spanky Wheack7175 2010-04-05 14:03 |
| #2 I don't know how many people are in the Tea Party. Does anyone have an estimate? It would be wise for the Trunks to embrace conservative values/Tea Party values. Time to get away from loser RHINO thinking. Time to dump the donks. Time to remake government. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-04-05 10:05 |
| #1 "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." - Sun Tzu May the Socialist continue in their popular perceptions of their opponents. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-04-05 09:12 |