Down to the swill in the teacup

[kpete]

Down to the swill in the teacup

by digby
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/down-to-swill-in-teacup.html

Greg Sargent flags an interesting tid-bit from the NY Times poll:

he Tea Party is rapidly shrinking before our very eyes, and is hemorraging supporters at a surprising rate:

Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of the Tea Party movement, or not?
Yes 18
No 73

The 18 percent who self-identify as Tea Party supporters is at its lowest point, tying the 18 percent who supported it way back in April of 2010, when it was first gaining steam as the Congressional races of last cycle began heating up. The trajectory is interesting: The Times poll shows the Tea Party has had some ups and downs, but it steadily gained supporters as the 2010 campaigns wore on, and peaked with 31 percent of the electorate saying they supported the movement at around the time that the GOP won its massive 2010 victory.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/the-incredible-shrinking-tea-party/2011/03/03/gIQAJkxewI_blog.html

[RagAss]

1. That 18 precent is running this fucking country right now.

[hifiguy]

2. Yep. The tail is wagging the dog

head first into the side of a building as hard as it can.

[DocMac]

7. Running or ruining?

There isn't much debate on the intent of the tea bags. The only thing holding them together is the media coverage.

I think your seeing the older folks(in the Tparty)coming to terms with the fact that THEY are "putting their fucking hands on Social Security". It had to happen because it is true, and they aren't the true radical element of the Tbags...they have a brain. I really hate putting these people down (the rest of em) because they are brain washed. But at some point they have to own their agenda.

edit for clarification.

[Lifelong Protester]

3. so why the HELL are the repubs in congress so damn afraid?

18%? Really??

[AndyTiedye]

6. Think Faux, Think Murdoch, Think Hacking, Think Blackmail

so why the HELL are the repubs in congress so damn afraid?

[AndyTiedye]

4. Doesn't Add Up, Does It?

peaked with 31 percent of the electorate saying they supported the movement at around the time that the GOP won its massive 2010 victory.

31% doesn't seem like exactly a tidal wave of support. Where did the votes come from?

[LiberalEsto]

5. Let's read the tea leaves with the dregs

Maybe it will predict that the teanderthals will soon be extinct.