Respondents to the poll were asked: “Suppose the tea party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?”
The result of the three-way generic ballot: The Democrats attracted 36 percent of the vote, the Tea Party candidates 23 percent, and the Republicans 18 percent, with the rest undecided.
Among respondents not affiliated with either the Democratic or Republican Party, the Tea Party candidates came out on top with 33 percent of the vote, while 25 percent chose the Democrats and just 12 percent preferred the GOP, with 30 percent undecided.
Even among Republican respondents, the vote was close, with GOP candidates getting 39 percent of the vote to the Tea Party’s 33 percent.
Overall, Tea Party candidates beat the Republicans among both men and women, and in all age groups except those over 65, Rasmussen Reports disclosed, but pointed out: “In practical terms, it is unlikely that a true third-party option would perform as well as the polling data indicate.”
The tea party movement arose out of opposition to big government, increased federal spending, the economic stimulus plan and tax increases, and rose to prominence when it organized protest gatherings across the country earlier this year.
The
Rasmussen survey also found that 41 percent of voters believe
Republicans and Democrats are so much alike that a new party is needed
to represent the American people.
Also,
polling shows that 73 percent of Republican voters think their leaders
in Washington are out of touch with the party base.
Rightardia comment: A lot of Americans believed the two parties were identical until Bush served out his second term. It was clear to Democrats that there are big differences between the two mainstream political parties.
The Tea party movement sprung form the Republican Party and corporate health care interests. Many of the people in the movement seem to be undereducated. The movement seems to populated with dittoheads from Red States.
A creation of a Tea Party would have little effect on the Democratic Party. It would certainly weaken the GOP.Who would lead the new party? Perhaps, Sarah Palin, who has some right wing populist credentials.
source: NewsMax
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