CBS POLL: Do you support the tea party movement? 63% say NO. 19% say YES.

[jefferson_dem]

Tea Party Supported by One in Five in New CBS News/NYT Poll

CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto.

Despite the movement's rallies and some victories in primary races this year, many Americans remain unfamiliar with the Tea Party, a new CBS News/ New York Times poll shows.



Nationally, however, the CBS/ New York Times poll shows that among those with an opinion, more view the Tea Party unfavorably (29 percent) than favorably (23 percent).

Just 19 percent of Americans in this poll say they support the Tea Party movement, while 63 percent say they do not. However, this small group of supporters is politically active.

As many as 84 percent of them say they are registered to vote, and 88 percent say they will definitely vote this November. Most (73 percent) are conservative.

Fifty-four percent of Tea Party supporters identify themselves as Republicans, and 38 percent say they are independents. Less than one in 10 says they are Democrats.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20016526-503544.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

[Bjorn Against]

1. So much for their claims of being a silent majority...

Then again considering their views on education many of them probably think that 19% is a majority.

[jefferson_dem]

2. If candidate back by Tea Party only 14% more likely to vote for him, 28% less likely.

Bunch more results - http://documents.nytimes.com/new-york-timescbs-news-poll-new-york-timescbs-news-poll-mood-of-the-country-as-midterms-approach

[LiberalAndProud]

3. Am I alone in thinking this is Rush Limbaugh's constituency?

There is a ~20% figure that repeats itself in poll after poll.

The fringe is strangling the party. Rove knows this. As much as I detest the man, I give him great credit for political savy. He knows where this is going, and it isn't healthy for his party.

My Republican uncle (conservative in the traditional sense of the word, no fan of Limbaugh's) has fallen silent. His sadness is palpable. I am certain he will cross the party line when he votes in November, even if he doesn't say so out loud.

[vaberella]

4. Around the same number who believe Obama is a muslim or not an American. n/t

[3waygeek]

5. 19 percent?

Isn't that the same number that approved of Darth Cheney? Coincidence?

[Drunken Irishman]

6. And that 19% makes up about 70% of the GOP.

[whyverne]

7. Right-wing authoritarians compose about 10% of any society.

It's a lizard brain kind of thing. Conservatives always have at least a 10% advantage over liberals.

Authoritarian submission — a high degree of submissiveness to the authorities who are perceived to be established and legitimate in the society in which one lives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarianism

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

8. The Teabaggers are their own Achilles heel. All the Dems have to do is land the shot.

[Phx_Dem]

9. Which, I think, means most of the GOP doesn't support them.

Tweety mentioned the new CBS poll, but conveniently left this part out. It doesn't fit his "all powerful teabaggers" meme.

[felix_numinous]

10. It's that magic 20%

which is the % of sociopaths in the population, GWB's approval rating never got below 20-21%....coincidence????

[Mr. Sparkle]

11. didn't Bush leave office with around a 20% approval rating?

it is more than likely the same bunch of people.