51% View Tea Parties Favorably, Political Class Strongly Disagrees

[NOBama]

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans have a favorable view of the “tea parties” held nationwide last week, including 32% who say their view of the events is Very favorable.

Thirty-three percent (33%) hold an unfavorable opinion of the tea parties according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure.

While half the nation has a favorable opinion of last Wednesday’s events, the nation’s Political Class has a much dimmer view—just 13% of the political elite offered even a somewhat favorable assessment while 81% said the opposite. Among the Political Class, not a single survey respondent said they had a Very Favorable opinion of the events while 60% shared a Very Unfavorable assessment.

One-in-four adults (25%) say they personally know someone who attended a tea party protest. That figure includes just one percent (1%) of those in the Political Class.

David Axelrod, a top adviser to President Obama, on Sunday characterized the protests in dozens of cities on the day federal income taxes are due as potentially “unhealthy.”

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Americans say they followed recent new stories about the tea party protests, including 32% who followed Very Closely. Forty-one percent (41%) say they didn’t follow the reports.
Republicans were far more interested in the protests than others. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans followed news reports, with 50% following Very Closely. By comparison, just 47% of Democrats and 50% of adults not affiliated with either major party say they followed the reports at least somewhat closely.

Just 32% of the Political Class was following along. Among those with populist, or Mainstream, views, 68% were paying attention.

While 83% of Republicans and a plurality (49%) of unaffiliated Americans have a favorable view of the tea party protests, only 28% of Democrats say the same.

The Political Class and Mainstream classifications are determined by the answers to three questions measuring general attitudes about government.

Most Americans trust the judgment of the public more than political leaders, view the federal government as a special interest group and believe that big business and big government work together against the interests of investors and consumers. Only seven percent (7%) share the opposite view and can be considered part of the Political Class.

On many issues, there is a bigger gap between the Political Class and Mainstream Americans than between Mainstream Republicans and Mainstream Democrats. That was true on the tea parties, but Mainstream Republicans do express a more positive view of the protests than Mainstream Democrats. Still, a majority (54%) of Mainstream Democrats had a favorable opinion of the tea parties.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/pub..._favorably_political_class_strongly_disagrees

Still, a majority (54%) of Mainstream Democrats had a favorable opinion of the tea parties.

I guess there's hope for them after all!

 

[Angel Heart]

The political class better be scared. We will be removing a lot of them on Nov 2ND 2010.

 

[wihosa]

I just counted every person I could see in the photo (used a magnifying glass). I got 484. How many do you see?

 

[Xenophon]

You are a massive douche.

 

[wihosa]

You are a massive douche.

My, what a clever retort (not).

 

[Xenophon]

You are a massive douche.

My, what a clever retort (not).

Not a 'retort' you simpleton, it's an accurate discription of you.

I loathe partisan hacks, and that is all you are.

 

[wihosa]

OK, another insult, yawn...

How about an answer, how many do you see in the picture?

 

[manu1959]

OK, another insult, yawn...

How about an answer, how many do you see in the picture?

why do you care....they will have the same impact the war protesters do.....the government knows best....we keep voting the same type of people into power and expect a different result.....

change we can believe in....

 

[Xenophon]

OK, another insult, yawn...

How about an answer, how many do you see in the picture?

How can you even see the picture with your head lodged so firmly up Obama's ass?

 

[xsited1]

Does this mean the Entitlement Class has grown to 49%? That would suck.

 

[wihosa]

OK, another insult, yawn...

How about an answer, how many do you see in the picture?

How can you even see the picture with your head lodged so firmly up Obama's ass?

Still can't answer?

 

[WorldAHope]

Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans have a favorable view of the “tea parties” held nationwide last week, including 32% who say their view of the events is Very favorable.

Thirty-three percent (33%) hold an unfavorable opinion of the tea parties according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure.

While half the nation has a favorable opinion of last Wednesday’s events, the nation’s Political Class has a much dimmer view—just 13% of the political elite offered even a somewhat favorable assessment while 81% said the opposite. Among the Political Class, not a single survey respondent said they had a Very Favorable opinion of the events while 60% shared a Very Unfavorable assessment.

One-in-four adults (25%) say they personally know someone who attended a tea party protest. That figure includes just one percent (1%) of those in the Political Class.

David Axelrod, a top adviser to President Obama, on Sunday characterized the protests in dozens of cities on the day federal income taxes are due as potentially “unhealthy.”

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Americans say they followed recent new stories about the tea party protests, including 32% who followed Very Closely. Forty-one percent (41%) say they didn’t follow the reports.
Republicans were far more interested in the protests than others. Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans followed news reports, with 50% following Very Closely. By comparison, just 47% of Democrats and 50% of adults not affiliated with either major party say they followed the reports at least somewhat closely.

Just 32% of the Political Class was following along. Among those with populist, or Mainstream, views, 68% were paying attention.

While 83% of Republicans and a plurality (49%) of unaffiliated Americans have a favorable view of the tea party protests, only 28% of Democrats say the same.

The Political Class and Mainstream classifications are determined by the answers to three questions measuring general attitudes about government.

Most Americans trust the judgment of the public more than political leaders, view the federal government as a special interest group and believe that big business and big government work together against the interests of investors and consumers. Only seven percent (7%) share the opposite view and can be considered part of the Political Class.

On many issues, there is a bigger gap between the Political Class and Mainstream Americans than between Mainstream Republicans and Mainstream Democrats. That was true on the tea parties, but Mainstream Republicans do express a more positive view of the protests than Mainstream Democrats. Still, a majority (54%) of Mainstream Democrats had a favorable opinion of the tea parties.

Rasmussen Reports™: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Data Anywhere

Still, a majority (54%) of Mainstream Democrats had a favorable opinion of the tea parties.

I guess there's hope for them after all!

How come so few Americans showed up ?
They respondents to the poll said its okay with them if Tea Partiers held a taxday protest.

May as wll have asked "Do you love paying taxes?"

Overall, most polls show that a vast majority of America does NOT agree with the Tea Partiers
mixed bag of messages, and they DISLIKE the profound sour grapes and inteinse antiiObama negativity on display.

If Rasmussen asked "Do you think 'Obama = Hitler' , or other signs calling Obama Hitler and a Communist and a monkey should be displayed by responsible adults little children?"
What would the results be ?

If Ras. asked "Do you have a favorable opinion of protesters who call for the overthrow of the government that has been in office for 3 months" ?

If Ras. asked "Do you favor having extreme rightwing militia groups who have called for the violent overthrow of the government have their views represented and be asked to participate in Tea Parties?"

Polling questionnarres writing is a craft, and it is well known that design and wording of the questions can predetermine the desired results.

This Rasmussen poll does not conclude that the agenda specifics or ingeneral and policies
espoused by the promoters and speakers of the Tea Parties are popular with a majority of the American public.
The Rasmussen poll specificallty AVOIDED that line of questioning.

Tea Parties represent a small sliver of American voters.
The Tea Party agenda and policy ideas have very little popular support, and would go down flames in any vote or referendum, across this nation. And you know that.

 

[WillowTree]

OK, another insult, yawn...

How about an answer, how many do you see in the picture?

How can you even see the picture with your head lodged so firmly up Obama's ass?

there's an overhead projector in there???

 

[Xenophon]

OK, another insult, yawn...

How about an answer, how many do you see in the picture?

How can you even see the picture with your head lodged so firmly up Obama's ass?

Still can't answer?

We are waiting dickwad, how can you see through Obama's anus?

 

[Iriemon]

I just counted every person I could see in the photo (used a magnifying glass). I got 484. How many do you see?

Who was that advertising character from several years ago who would keep telling bigger and bigger fibs? It was 1000, no, I mean, 3000, uh no, 5000, wait 7000, yeah, that was it.

 

[WillowTree]

What it was was what we needed it to be// A burr up yer libral azz!