by hrafn » Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:59 am
Excerpts from the Christian Science Monitor article / Gallop poll / CBS poll on Tea Party & Republican followers:
“In general, the concerns of people who describe themselves as tea party followers are not much different from those who identify themselves as Republicans, notes Gallup.
Sixty-three percent say they get the majority of their political and current events news on television from the Fox News Channel, compared to 23 percent of Americans overall.
This survey found that only 35 percent of tea party adherents rated African-Americans as “hard-working.” Among whites who disapprove of the tea party, the comparable figure was 55 percent.
Some 45 percent of tea partiers judged African-Americans “intelligent,” according to the University of Washington poll. By comparison, 59 percent of anti-tea party whites viewed African-Americans as intelligent.” -
Twenty percent of Americans overall, one in five believes the president was not born in the United States.
Asked to volunteer what they don't like about Mr. Obama, the top answer was that they just don't like him.
Thirty percent of Tea Party supporters believe Mr. Obama was born in another country, despite ample evidence to the contrary. Another 29 percent say they don't know.
Eighty-eight percent disapprove of President Obama, compared to 40 percent of Americans overall.
Fifty-two percent believe too much has been made of the problems facing black people.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0714/Nasty-tea-party-NAACP-racism-feud-Who-s-right
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20002529-503544.html