Independent Political Report links to this Rasmussen Poll, which asks voters which party they would support for Congress in 2010 if their choices were limited to the Democratic Party nominee, the Republican Party nominee, and the nominee of a party called the “Tea Party.” There is no such political party. One wishes Rasmussen Polls had done a poll that asks voters to choose among parties that actually exist.
The results are: Democratic 36%, Tea Party 23%, Republican 18%, other or undecided 22%.
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If this was 1840 incumbent Democrats and Republicans would re-align into a new political party. But today incumbents are tethered to the corrupt centralized Washington D.C. money machine. Disconnect them and they die. Free elects are just a fond historical memory.
What about the “Boston Tea Party”? I know that’s probably not to whom they’re referring, but does this give any implication as to possible support for them?
Can we try again and see how “Keg Party” polls?
I make the over/under at 37%.
23/18 split eh? Well, I know I couldn’t buy the most expensive diploma out there, but if I think really hard…
36 > 23
36 > 18
23 + 18 > 36
Hopefully nobody on The Right is good at math…
The reason a so-called “Tea Party” fares so well in polls is because the voters relate to what the average “Tea Partier” stands for. These people are not doctrinaire – such as the Libertarian Party or the Constitution Party. These people are not against philsophically or constituionally, for example, Social Security – they just want the system fixed and make it stronger.
They are not against the government providing programs for the citizens – even if such programs are not listed in the Constitution of the U.S. They just don’t want the government putting future generations into debt to accomplish it.
Libertarians and Constitutionalists cannot seemingly cannot understand this – thus the reason why they are chosen by only a small fraction of the voters in such polls – and of course at the ballot box in the general elections.
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Sadly, many of the “Teabaggers” are enamored of Palin.
http://www.sarahpalinrussellwiseman2012.com/
PEACE
Polling results are always totally suspect, unless it’s very close to a major election, because the extremists will participate in polls, and the rest of us won’t.
Here’s what I do when a pollster calls, and I am probably typical of non-fanatics: I immediately ask, “Whom are you conducting this poll for?” They always say, “We can’t tell you.” So I say, “No, Thank You.”
But the fanatics will always participate and probably start ranting at the pollster most of the time.
As for Independents saying they like the “Tea Party” idea, I would wager 90 percent or more of those who say so have NO idea whatsoever what a lot of Tea Partiers stand for, which is so little – some say NO – government, they are barely better than nihilists.
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Bawhah!!!
Either obfuscatory, self-serving lies, or a very uninformed person.
Reply to post # 6 the Alabama Independent.
On June 27, 2008 the American Independent Party
affiliated with the America’s Independent Party
as its national party. AIP is not associated with the Constitution Party and therefore places the Constitution Party as a 6th place party.
Yesterday, I was doing party organizing in Imperial
County, CA. There will be in 2010 an Imperial County Central Committee of 25 persons.
Tea Party people in California may find their movement a home in the AIP. We have no association with the Constitution Party since June
27, 2008. In 2008 the head of our ticket was Ambassador Alan Keyes of Maryland.
The Constitution Party of California does not have
ballot access and has zero registration in Imperial
County, CA as of yesterday (I check it out).
Even the Reform Party of Imperial County has 30
electors. AIP has 1,082 electors in Imperial County. I expect it will be at least 1,084 by today.
If any one is interested in running for office in
California within the AIP, please contact Markham
Robinson, Chairman, American Independent Party. By
office we include membership in the County Central Committees.
Sincerely, Mark Seidenberg, Vice Chairman, American
Independent Party.