New Pew poll: "The Tea Party is less popular than ever, with even many Republicans now viewing the
movement negatively. Overall, nearly half of the public (49%) has an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party, while 30% have a favorable opinion.
The Tea Party’s favorability rating has fallen across most groups since June, but the decline has been particularly dramatic among moderate and liberal Republicans. In the current survey, just 27% of moderate and liberal Republicans have a favorable impression of the Tea Party, down from 46% in June.
The decline in favorable views of the Tea Party over the past four months crosses party lines – Republicans, independents and Democrats all offer more negative assessments today than in June.
When members of Congress face a choice between voting for what they think is best for the country and voting with the views of their constituents, the public’s stance is that members should vote to represent their district. This view is particularly prevalent among Tea Party Republicans.
http://www.people-press.org/2013/10/16/tea-partys-image-turns-more-negative/
"If a member thinks a bill is in the best interests of the country, but a majority of constituents are opposed, the member should ..."
Interesting that Democratic representatives are split 47-47 over which way they would go. Republican reps would go against their own assessment of the national interest and vote with constituents by a 63-32 margin, tea,party reps by an even more lopsided 76-22 margin.
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