Berntsen was had a lackluster showing last week at the Conservative Party convention, but arrived at the Sheraton Hotel here in midtown with a busload
of Tea Party supporters.
Not only did the number
of Tea Party supporters drop from 32 percent in 2010 to 17 percent this year, the percentage of people who had no opinion one way or another went from 30 percent in 2010 to 54 percent today.
An August 2010 poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that nearly half
of Tea Party supporters (46 %) had not heard of or did not have an opinion about «the conservative Christian movement sometimes known as the religious right»; 42 % said they agree with the conservative Christian movement and roughly one - in - ten (11 %) said they disagree (based on registered voters).
Not exact matches
Tea Party supporters in the United States demonstrate very low levels
of trust toward China and, as a result, advocate much tougher economic and military policies.
After being a Republican, the best predictor
of someone being a
Tea Party supporter is whether a person has a desire to see religion significantly impact politics.
Facebookers who had identified themselves as
Tea Party supporters or Christian rock fans, or who had posted messages in favor
of tax cuts or against abortion, found an ad from Bachmann waiting for them on their profile page in the weeks before the vote, asking for their support and directing them to a link where they could arrange a free ride to the polling place.
What this means is, when I went to a bunch
of tea party sites for research during the twitter debate, I may have had retargeting cookies installed that identify me as a potential
tea party supporter.
The inner core
of the JBS is composed
of right - wing wingnuts who are exploiting the
tea party populism to gain
supporters.
But it's not lost on me that Berntsen counts among his strongest
supporters members
of the Long Island
Tea Party movement that Paladino needs if he's to have a shot at beating Lazio on his home turf.
«Many in the
Tea Party movement and more
of my
supporters expressed extreme displeasure immediately.
Reno, Nevada (CNN)- Some two weeks before the midterm elections,
Tea Party activists are set to fire up their army
of supporters to forge ahead in, what they see as, a political war.
Conservatives and
tea party supporters accuse the federal government
of intruding into state education policy with the Common Core, which was originally adopted by 45 states.
Further,
Tea Party supporters were especially likely to friend a candidate or political group on a social networking site during the 2010 election — 22 %
of such users did this, significantly higher than all other groups.
In an e-mail message sent to
supporters Tuesday evening, Steele encourages
supporters of the Republican
Party to send virtual
tea bags to President Obama, Vice President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
of California or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
of Nevada.
Rasmussen Survey: 26 Percent
Of Obama
Supporters View
Tea Party As Significant Terror Threat Mediaite
A quarter
of Obama
supporters think the
Tea Party is America's top terror threat: US liberals have lost touch with reality The Telegraph
Republican millionaire Carl Paladino officially entered the gubernatorial race last night before a crowd
of hundreds
of his
tea -
party supporters at the Ellicott Square Building in Buffalo.
footage from the 1980s and a begging kitten as well as the participation
of Tea Party lightning rod Rus Thompson, a McMurray
supporter whose growling words about the governor — «I don't care for the man» — bounce into a cheerful McMurray talking about all the good things Cuomo has done for the region.
Tea Party activists across America should plan to go out and recruit
supporters from every Fourth
of July celebration in their community.»
(CNN)- Longtime Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel
of New York compared congressional Republicans to terrorists and likened
supporters of the
tea party movement to «white crackers» in an interview published Friday.
Just to reiterate: A Berntsen
supporter sent me this, which gives you some insight into the sort
of voter to whom the
Tea Party - inspired candidate is appealing as he fights for the right to sqaure off against Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer on Row B in November.
«Cambridge Analytica's statistical models isolated likely
supporters whom Parscale bombarded with ads on Facebook, while the campaign bought up email lists from the likes
of Gingrich and
Tea Party groups to prospect for others.»
On Monday, a Grayson fundraising email sent to
supporters features an image
of two KKK members in full regalia looking at a flaming cross, which is used as the «T» in
tea party.
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of the «
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tea party» protest has also been used by Republican Congressman Ron Paul and his supporters during fundraising events in the primaries of the 2008 presidential campaign to emphasize fiscal conservatism, which they later claimed laid the groundwork for the modern - day Tea Party move
party» protest has also been used by Republican Congressman Ron Paul and his
supporters during fundraising events in the primaries
of the 2008 presidential campaign to emphasize fiscal conservatism, which they later claimed laid the groundwork for the modern - day
Tea Party moveme
Tea Party move
Party movement.
(CNN)- Rand Paul, the projected winner
of the Republican Senate primary in Kentucky, told his
supporters: «I have a message from the
Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words: We've come to take our government back.»
I am a business man, Ronald Reagan conservative and proud
supporter of the
tea party movement in our state.
Cardinale said he's concerned that Sanders candidacy, and the animosity directed by some
of his
supporters towards
party stalwarts like Clinton, could signal the emergence of the Democrats own «Tea Party» move
party stalwarts like Clinton, could signal the emergence
of the Democrats own «
Tea Party» move
Party» movement.
«If you're a
Tea Party supporter, you're probably very suspicious
of Wall Street.
Hoffman and his
supporters have tried to undercut Doheny's conservative credentials, linking him whenever possible to Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, the moderate Republican pushed out
of last year's special election by Hoffman and his
Tea Party / Club for Growth backers.
Although
Tea Party activists have launched a campaign against the incumbent Indiana senator, whom they accuse
of being too moderate, Lugar will report $ 900,000 in contributions for the second quarter
of fundraising to the Federal Election Commission according to an e-mail sent to
supporters Tuesday.
The study also finds that
Tea Party supporters with higher levels
of education are less likely to trust scientists or accept scientific consensus on topics like evolution or climate change, which runs opposite to the positive effect education has on trust in science among Independents and Democrats.
Environmentalists dispirited by the Republicans» dominance
of the recent midterm elections can take heart: non-
Tea Party Republicans» views on science and environmental issues are closer to those
of Independents than to
Tea Party supporters.
Hamilton was surprised to find more significant divisions between
Tea Party supporters and Republicans, and fewer divisions between non-
Tea Party Republicans and Independents, on a range
of questions about science and the environment.
«Across a range
of science and environmental issues, non-
Tea Party Republicans are more similar to Independents than they are to Tea Party supporters, and those divisions are surprisingly stable over the last four years,» says UNH professor of sociology Lawrence Hamilton, first author of the paper, titled «A four - party view of US environmental concern.&r
Party Republicans are more similar to Independents than they are to
Tea Party supporters, and those divisions are surprisingly stable over the last four years,» says UNH professor of sociology Lawrence Hamilton, first author of the paper, titled «A four - party view of US environmental concern.&r
Party supporters, and those divisions are surprisingly stable over the last four years,» says UNH professor
of sociology Lawrence Hamilton, first author
of the paper, titled «A four -
party view of US environmental concern.&r
party view
of US environmental concern.»
While the
Tea Party says it doesn't take a stance on religious and social issues, many
of its
supporters are conservative Christians.
Supporters of the
Tea Party have opposed the Common Core because, done right, it will mean more resources and supports for kids, including smaller class sizes.
In the case
of the election, I think one reason
Tea Party Supporters and other such people think there is some sort
of plot is that they don't think Obama voters should be allowed to vote.
Meanwhile
tea party supporters who believe in divine intervention in matters like rape may be wondering what the significance
of the hurricane is for those who don't believe governments should be big enough to act on major disasters.
Distrust
of scientists rises with education (& other information markers) among
Tea Party supporters, but declines with education among Democrats or Independents.
According to a new study by the University
of New Hampshire, American right - wing
Tea Party supporters are most likely to base their understanding
of climate change on political ideology rather than science.
At those meetings, self - identified
Tea Party supporters decried nearly every goal
of the SB 375 planning process.
«Cambridge Analytica's statistical models isolated likely
supporters whom Parscale bombarded with ads on Facebook, while the campaign bought up email lists from the likes
of Gingrich and
Tea Party groups to prospect for others.»