Monday, December 7, 2009

Poll: Tea Party beats the GOP

According to Rasmussen, if the Tea Party were its own political party it would be more popular than the GOP. Highlights:

•In a three way generic ballot, Democrats would attract 36% of the vote, Tea Party 23% of the vote, and the GOP 18% of the vote.

•Among Independents, 33 % would vote Tea Party candidate, 30% are undecided, 25% would vote Democrat, and just 12% prefer the GOP.

•Almost as many Republicans would vote Tea Party (33%) as would vote GOP (39%).

•Seventy percent of Republican voters have a favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement, 43% of Independents have a favorable opinion, and 49% of Democrats have no opinion one way or the other.

•Forty-one percent of all voters nationwide say Republicans and Democrats are so much alike that we need a new party.
Could we be looking at the rise of a third political party?

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