Poll: Americans tend to like the Tea Party movement less the more they hear about it - Bath, NY - The Courier

Poll: Americans tend to like the Tea Party movement less the more they hear about it

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By Pat Cunningham

Tea Party endorsements still carry some weight in Republican primaries (although not always decisively, as Rep. Don Manzullo’s recent defeat will attest), but you have to wonder how much influence the movement will have in the November elections.

The Tea Party is not as popular as it was in its heyday, and Americans tend to disfavor the movement the more they learn about it.

Consider THIS from a recent ABC News/Washington Post poll:

In the new poll, 41 percent of Americans support the tea party, and 45 percent oppose it, similar numbers to those in polls throughout the past year. ...

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