Posted by Tina
We’ve been called nasty names and lampooned by media types but guess what? A recent poll finds that tea partiers are held in higher esteem than either of the major political parties:
WSJ/NBC News Poll: Tea Party Tops Democrats and Republicans,” by Susan Davis – Washington Wire, WSJ
More than four in 10, 41%, of respondents said they had a very or somewhat favorable view of the Tea Party movement, while 24% said they had a somewhat or very negative view of the group. ** Meanwhile, the Democratic Party, which controls both the White House and Congress, has a 35% positive rating compared with a 45% negative rating. ** The Republican Party identifies closest to the Tea Party movement’s ideology, but the group has also caused splits within the GOP. Republicans currently hold a 28% favorability rating compared with a 43% negative one.
The overall approval numbers for the Democrat controlled Congress: Approve 22%, Disapprove 68%.