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Tea Party Republicans Love Love Love Ted Cruz
Posted: Oct 18, 2013
even among Republicans, according to a survey from Pew Research. But the group is still potent within the Republican Party — which means that Sen. Ted Cruz gets a bit of good news on an otherwise bleak day.
"Tea Party" is a necessarily vague affiliation. There are members of Tea Party groups, of course, but Pew largely had to allow poll respondents to self identify. And a lot of Republicans did so.
About four-in-ten (41%) Republicans and Republican leaners agree with the Tea Party movement, while 45% say they have no opinion either way. The percentage agreeing with the Tea Party has declined from its peak of 58% in October of 2010, and has fluctuated around 40% for much of the last year.
In other words, a fairly steady four-in-ten Republicans agree with the Tea Party.
That's significant largely in the context of Sen. Cruz. As we've noted, Cruz's anti-Obamacare crusade was a spectacular failure in the realm of national politics, but it has been a big success for Cruz among the heavily conservative Tea Partiers. Hewon the straw poll at the Value Voters Summit, and raised over $1 million in the third quarter. But the news gets better with this Pew poll.
At link.
Not only was Cruz the only Republican leader to see a gain among Tea Party Republicans, but both Boehner and McConnell saw declines that were much more drastic than Cruz's among non-Tea Party Republicans. In other words: The Republican leaders of each chamber's caucus took much more of a hit among members of the party than did Cruz.
The polling was conducted before the shutdown was resolved, of course. (As of writing, it still isn't resolved.) But anyone who thinks that Cruz will be chastened by his defeat is probably very much mistaken. On every metric that matters to a possible contender for the party's presidential nomination in 2016, Cruz is excelling.
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Ted Cruz - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I hope he runs for 2016!!!
GO TED CRUZ!!
That's something TPs, progressives and libs can - agree on.
[ In Reply To ..]There is NOTHING democrats would rather see than Cruz getting that nomination. Makes me positively giddy just thinking about it.
OMG. Why did you leave out the first 7 words - of that sentence
[ In Reply To ..]that changes the entire premise of the piece:
THE TEA PARTY IS LESS POPULAR THAN EVER...even among republicans according to a survey from Pew Research.
Is that why you didn't post a link? No sweat. I'll do it for you.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/10/tea-party-republicans-love-love-love-ted-cruz/70628/
If you are serious... - you are dreaming.
[ In Reply To ..]TC will be yesterday's trash probably faster than SP was. It will likely come down to MR to appeal to Hispanics and the new and improved CC, that is if he can keep the weight off.
thank you - sm
[ In Reply To ..]Keep an eye on the post. Three times in the last week I have posted to correct spurious information in right-wing posts. Each and every time, the right wing post was removed so nobody could see the reply/correction. It's like *someone* didn't want them shown to be wrong. It's just getting a little too freaky.
Thanks for the heads up. - nm
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OMG, I'm not exactly a Cruz fan. The "first 7 words" - are hardly a secret to be hidden. :) OP
[ In Reply To ..]The Tea Pary's popularity has dropped like a rock over the past two weeks -- among Republicans. A sizable majority now reject them. Plus, they're still figuring out how the TP's big money backers will react to almost losing billions in a default. Big story, being extensively covered.
You're right that the link should have been there. I entered it, but it didn't show up for some reason. But the source all by itself is an indication that it's an informative article, not pro-Cruz propaganda, right? Peace, V. :)
That's what the press would like yall to believe (sm) - Okay by me
[ In Reply To ..]That way when we storm all over your sorry butts, you'll be surprised, just like in 2010. LOL
I do worry you could be right. The angry right can - mostly be depended on to vote.
[ In Reply To ..]We may feel the outrage and anguish are mislead, but you always outperform the masses to your left, and elections depend on how much. Will we come out in good numbers?
Don't think POTUS and his veto pen will back away from - a little 2-on-1
[ In Reply To ..]should the need arise, but I seriously doubt that will be the case. TP youngsters will be mighty busy trying to primary their more level-headed party seniors into oblivion (especially the ones who voted against default). Then there's the problem of a truly despicable and abhorrent platform agenda. If anything, I expect their numbers to be shrinking down to single digit approval margins between now and then once the consequences of their latest overplayed stunt has a chance to sink in. Not to worry.
I thought we were talking about the next election. - BTW, ARE there any TP "youngsters"
[ In Reply To ..]in any numbers? Horrible thought. I was counting on the TPers dying off, or at least taking to their rockers, and younger generations mostly wondering what their big hangup about blacks and gays was about.
We are. By youngsters - I was
[ In Reply To ..]referring to the House TP freshmen who are destined never to advance beyond that level, thanks to their own suicidal ideologies and behaviors...like their threats to declare primary wars on GOP reps who voted against default and to reopen the government. It's just more of the same of their fatally flawed, self-destructive strategies. Long on hate, short on proposed alternatives, never a coherent plan, not to mention the folly of failing to understand how grave their prognosis is moving forward once GOP mega-donors abandon them and declare their own primary wars by backing the more moderate GOP candidates. Without sugar daddies, they are doomed.
They can also depend on the Koch Brothers to finance them. - Libby (nm)
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Wow. I'm cowering - in the corner
[ In Reply To ..]assuming the fetal position, sucking my thumb and shaking like a leaf here. The might Tea party is gonna "storm all over" my sorry butt!
Think I'll take five and try to get my uncontrolled laughter back in check so I can type another post or two this evening.
Unfortunately, prez - nominees
[ In Reply To ..]are not chosen by the simple (and in this case I do mean simple) folk, but by powerful cabals of men in black. No doubt Teddy Bear has p----ed off quite a few of the powerful but not to worry; he'll probably be raking in his millions very soon as a Fox blabbering head shortly.
Seriously doubt that. He will remain in the Senate - - he won't get voted out. RU kidding me?
[ In Reply To ..]nm
Considering it's Texas, he probably WON'T get voted out. (nm) - Libby
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You may be premature. He demonstrated that he - can cause big trouble for his
[ In Reply To ..]opponents. There will be wealthy men who'll be interested in allowing him to dance on their strings.
One angry GOP Senator said flat out that the whole thing was about fundraising. I.e. showing himself off to them.
As what? The guy who single handedly - made the
[ In Reply To ..]GOP's approval ratings drop to an all-time historical low? Came up with a hair-brained scheme that ultimately cost the economy $24 billion that voters blame their not-sol "fiscally responsible" ranks for?? Undermined the few shreds of credibility the republicans had left? Took a sledgehammer to the Grand Old Party and broke it in half, a move blow that can do nothing but WEAKEN its chances for holding the house in 2014, much less making gains in the Senate? Oh, he showed 'em, all right.
24 billion? You're buying that? Of course you are. - (sm)
[ In Reply To ..]Maybe if they wouldn't have paid the "furloughed" workers (vacation, really, paid) their pay PLUS their unemployment benefits, that number wouldn't be so high as the liberal media tells you it is. People are so gullible.
Former GOP big business donors don't seem to - have many doubts.
[ In Reply To ..]They don't get their new from liberal media. I do hope extremist shutdown losers keep up their attacks on federal workers though, especially in places like Virginia where more than 200,000 of them seem to be having quite the impact on the Governor's race. They don't get their news from liberal media either. But hey, don't take my word for it. Check out Real Clear Politics link and it's pretty graphs showing Cucinelli's fall from grace. Despite their best efforts to purge voters' rolls, the VA GOP just can't seem to keep up fast enough to offset the massive efforts to mobilize women there, who probably didn't take too kindly to Kenny's call for God's wrath to punish us for our abortion laws.
BTW, you are misinformed about UE benefits being paid to PAID temporarily furloughed workers. Doesn't work that way. Most claims take a couple of weeks to process and, they do not pay benefits to reinstated workers whose pay was interrupted, then reinstated. Sorry.
http://realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2013/governor/va/virginia_governor_cuccinelli_vs_mcauliffe-3033.html
Yup, that very one. If he'll take direction, and he will, - there's a market for what he's selling.
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Because those seven words would have - Libby
[ In Reply To ..]given a much more truthful slant to the piece.
Rs/TP HATE the truth.
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