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Tea Party more popular than GOP in national poll

By John Byrne
Monday, December 7th, 2009 -- 9:39 am

Tea Party more popular than GOP in national poll

Want to become a congressman in a conservative district?

Then perhaps you shouldn't run as a Republican. A national poll which gave respondents three choices -- to support a generic Democrat, Republican or Tea Party candidate -- put the Tea Party candidate over the Republican, 23 to 18 percent. Democrats led with 36 percent; 22 percent were undecided.

The Tea Party isn't even a real party. However, a few more polls like this and things might change.

The poll was published Monday by Rasmussen Reports and surveyed 1,500 Americans.

Among voters not affiliated with either major party, the Tea Party comes out on top. Thirty-three percent (33%) prefer the Tea Party candidate, and 30% are undecided. Twenty-five percent (25%) would vote for a Democrat, and just 12% prefer the GOP.
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Among Republican voters, 39% say they’d vote for the GOP candidate, but 33% favor the Tea Party option.

For this survey, the respondents were asked to assume that the Tea Party movement organized as a new political party. In practical terms, it is unlikely that a true third-party option would perform as well as the polling data indicates. The rules of the election process—written by Republicans and Democrats--provide substantial advantages for the two established major parties. The more conventional route in the United States is for a potential third-party force to overtake one of the existing parties.

Nationwide, voters' disaffection with the two major parties (Republicans and Democrats) is so great that a near-majority say a new party is needed to represent their views. Democrats, however, are more satisfied with their party than Republicans, the poll asserts.

Forty-one percent (41%) of all voters nationwide say Republicans and Democrats are so much alike that a new party is needed to represent the American people. Republicans are evenly divided on this question, while Democrats overwhelmingly disagree. However, among those not affiliated with either major party, 60% agree that a new party is needed, and only 25% disagree. Men are far more likely than women to believe a new party is needed.

As for the voting preference, the Tea Party bests the GOP among both men and women and in all age groups except those over 65.

The Tea Party candidates are the first choice among political conservatives. Among moderates, the Tea Party candidates are more popular than Republicans. However, nearly half of all moderate voters prefer a Democrat.
Among the Political Class, not a single respondent picked the Tea Party candidate.

However, among those with populist or Mainstream views, 31% prefer the Tea Party, and 26% are undecided. Twenty-three percent (23%) pick a Republican candidate, and 19% are for the Democrat.

More details on the poll can be read here.
http://rawstory.com/2009/12/tea-party-beats-gop-generic-congressional-ballot/

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rotflmao, chortled all the way through, it is funny, yet, i thought Australian dust must
be clogging the neurons before i got to the 14th comment. Then there were 3!

* reso438kd 8 Dec 2009, 2:26AM

Come on guys, don't you see the humor in this? Palin and her kind are the way
of politics in America. And their followers are what serves as intellgance here.

I have no love for Republicans in general, but they make great fodder for satire.

For you right-wing nuts, a question: What has the Republican Party done for America?

Answer: Nothing!

The Republicans have never passed legislation to benifit the average American tax payer. They oppose anything that advances the welfare of the poor and middle-class, but support anything that helps Corporate America.

By bringing Palin into the Presidental race the RIGHT thought she represented the average american. Needless to say, the average american ain't that dumb.

* whooshit whooshit .. 8 Dec 2009, 2:26AM

@Pestinpest, I know what you mean, we really do deserve better! I mean ... I've paid absolutely
zip for this website, so I think i deserve nothing but pure gold every time i come on here.

(Insert: nice sarcasm to a conservative curmudgeon.}

* ziggomatic ziggomatic 8 Dec 2009, 2:33AM

hur hur, funny. me middle class liberal. me like charlie brooker. sarah palin is stoopid. me like funnie humour. lol.
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LOl, me? I like the 3rd, the best! rotflmao!.. 2nd is classy, too. :)