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Politics Northwest | New poll looks at tea party views toward minorities | Seattle Times Newspaper
http://www.washingtonpoll.org/results/June1_teaparty.pdf
The full results are there.
Well, sooooo, yeah. Thoughts USMB?
A new University of Washington poll suggests tea party supporters are not just angry about government spending and the new national health care law.
"The data tells us this opposition and frustration with government is going hand in hand with a frustration and opposition to racial and ethnic minorities and gays and lesbians," said Matt Barreto, a political science professor and director of UW's Washington Poll.
The poll, released on Tuesday, surveyed 1,695 voters in May by phone and has a 2.3 percent margin of error. It found that 35 percent of the voters surveyed "strongly" or "somewhat" approve of the tea party movement, 37 percent dissaprove and 28 percent had no opinion or had not heard of the tea party.
The poll found 19 percent of all voters surveyed "strongly approve" of the tea party.
Also, 52 percent of strong tea party supporters agreed with the statement that "compared to the size of their group, lesbians and gays have too much political power," compared to 25 percent of all voters surveyed.
http://www.washingtonpoll.org/results/June1_teaparty.pdf
The full results are there.
46% believe "If blacks would only try harder, they would be just as well off as whites." As compared to 26% of all voters surveyed.
Only 18% believe that Gay and Lesbian couples should have the right to marry as straight couples. As opposed to 41% of all voters.
Well, sooooo, yeah. Thoughts USMB?