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Tea Party Supporters: Who They Are and What They Believe

Seeded on Sun Aug 7, 2011 11:39 PM EDT
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Asked to volunteer what they don't like about Mr. Obama, the top answer, offered by 19 percent of Tea Party supporters, was that they just don't like him. Eleven percent said he is turning the country more toward socialism, ten percent cited his health care reform efforts, and nine percent said he is dishonest.

 

Seventy-seven percent describe Mr. Obama as "very liberal," compared to 31 percent of Americans overall. Fifty-six percent say the president's policies favor the poor, compared to 27 percent of Americans overall.

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American Latina

Love how honest they are with just "not liking him". I wonder why......

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Reply#1 - Sun Aug 7, 2011 11:42 PM EDT
American Latina

Sixty-four percent believe that the president has increased taxes for most Americans, despite the fact that the vast majority of Americans got a tax cut under the Obama administration. Thirty-four percent of the general public says the president has raised taxes on most Americans.

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Sixty-three percent say they get the majority of their political and current events news on television from the Fox News Channel

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Reply#2 - Sun Aug 7, 2011 11:46 PM EDT
Gulliver's Island

I love this stat:

Fifty-six percent say the president's policies favor the poor,

Because everybody knows that in a time of economic crisis, the last thing anybody should do is have policies that favor the poor. The sad thing is that half these Tea Partiers probably have to visit a food pantry themselves.

  • 5 votes
#2.1 - Mon Aug 8, 2011 2:57 AM EDT
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bobby3053155

Hi American Latina. Thanks for the very informative article. Now that I know all the details, I like them even less. I think they're dangerous and despise the people that represent them, like Bachman, Palin and Trump. They have endangered the economic stability of the entire world not just the nation. What they did with the debt ceiling was tantamount to extortion. They held the retired,disabled and military economically hostage. The current stock market crisis lays squarely on their shoulders. OK, I glad I got that out. I feel better now! Just say No,No,No to the TEA party.

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Reply#3 - Tue Aug 9, 2011 12:09 AM EDT
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