POLL: TEA PARTY LESS POPULAR THAN MUSLIMS, ATHEISTS, 21 OTHER GROUPS

[kpete]

POLL: TEA PARTY LESS POPULAR THAN MUSLIMS, ATHEISTS, 21 OTHER GROUPS | The debt ceiling deal has left the Tea Party more disliked than ever, as a recent New York Times poll shows. In April, 2010, 21 percent of Americans approved of the Tea Party while 18 percent disapproved of it. Now, 20 percent approve while a stunning 40 percent disapprove of it. Ironically, the conservative movement is now more unpopular than two often-marginalized groups it sometimes rails against — Muslims and atheists — and is the least popular of the 23 groups the poll asked about:

The Tea Party ranks lower than any of the 23 other groups we asked about — lower than both Republicans and Democrats. It is even less popular than much maligned groups like “atheists” and “Muslims.” Interestingly, one group that approaches it in unpopularity is the Christian Right.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/17/297731/poll-tea-party-muslims/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/opinion/crashing-the-tea-party.html?ref=teapartymovement

[Fridays Child]

1. Then why do they have so much political control?

[dmallind]

4. Same reasons religious right do; noise, outrage, money and lockstep obssessed followers.

No moderate position can compete with much smaller but much more passionate obssessed groups (there are such groups on the left of course, but like the teabggers' progenitors in the militias and extreme libertarian groups, they lack the funds and are thus ignored/marinalized)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. You mean atheists don't have any of that?

But that can't be! Everybody knows atheists are a massive, powerful evil conspiracy bent on destroying Christianity and enslaving mankind! :crazy:

[dmallind]

7. nigh on bugger all of any but the first two I am afraid. nt

[lindysalsagal]

9. The republicans know most americans don't pay attention or care

about politics. Candidates pander to the ones who are organized.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

2. Happily recommeded and kicked!!!!!!!! n/t

[Bandit]

3. I wonder if the MSM was on the list and how it faired if so...

I would venture a guess that they would be very close to the Tea Baggers in popularity..

[Raschel]

5. Yep, since they're the one's who are propping up the pee party.

[Blue Owl]

8. Just like the photos of tea party events have already shown

There seems to be little if anything behind the tea party other than corporate money.