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meow2u3

(25,250 posts) Mon Sep 17, 2012, 02:12 PM Sep 2012

Poll: Tea Party Less Popular Than Muslims, Atheists, 21 Other Groups [View all]

he debt ceiling deal has left the Tea Party more disliked than ever, as a recent New York Times poll shows. In April, 2010, 21 percent of Americans approved of the Tea Party while 18 percent disapproved of it. Now, 20 percent approve while a stunning 40 percent disapprove of it.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/08/17/297731/poll-tea-party-muslims/

BWAHAHAHAHAH!!!! Take that, Teabag Taliban!!

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Poll: Tea Party Less Popular Than Muslims, Atheists, 21 Other Groups [View all] meow2u3 Sep 2012 OP

They are a phoney political gimmick that was used to rebrand the Republican Party... rfranklin Sep 2012 #1

unless you know one though PatrynXX Sep 2012 #15

It's so comical how they think otherwise Populist_Prole Sep 2012 #16

It was a corporate astroturf group before the yahoos ever heard of it... rfranklin Sep 2012 #17

If you put Jed Clampet on the ballot would they vote for him? socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #2

They'd hold out for Jethro. hifiguy Sep 2012 #5

Jed Clampet was a decent man, so no, they wouldn't vote for him. MNBrewer Sep 2012 #9

They'd rather vote for Mr. Dreysdale, but only if he puts on a fake "hey y'all" accent and eats Erose999 Sep 2012 #14

Epic Fail... WCGreen Sep 2012 #3

Actually more like the #1 draft pick who was hyped on steroids, then flopped. Think Tony Mandarich. Scuba Sep 2012 #4

They'd be even less popular if the followers had more insight... Blanks Sep 2012 #6

The Teabaggers think that doubling down is needed because "America is overwhelmingly conservative": Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #7

And they wonder why that might be, so they blame corrupt pollsters & media, but never themselves: Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #8

Hey, TEA PARTY fanatics .. the rich are laughing at you .. (I post this on news comments sites) progree Sep 2012 #10

The Laughing stock of the World!!!!!!!!! rbrnmw Sep 2012 #11

Hilarious SoapBox Sep 2012 #12

Kick the teabaggers out of Congress and Senate! DippyDem Sep 2012 #13

Can we get something more current? Your source is from 2011. n/t eridani Sep 2012 #18