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05 Oct 2010 10:49

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Politics: O RLY? Tea Party, Religious Right have a little overlap apparently

  • 11% of Americans (in this study) say they party like tea
  • 22% of those polled say that they’re part of the Religious Right – double the Tea Party
  • 55% of Tea Partiers say that the U.S. is a Christian nation – more than Christian conservatives
  • 56% of Tea Partiers prefer Fox News – versus 39 percent for Christian conservatives source
  • » Where should the government step in? While Tea Partiers are notably anti-government, the study shows that they are looking for some government intervention on social issues such as abortion. Overall, though, the two somewhat disparate groups can agree on a couple of things, despite their differences. “They know what they can agree on, which is what they’re against: Obama, Pelosi,” said George Mason University public policy professor Mark Rozell.

04 Oct 2010 10:52

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Politics, U.S.: Republican Sharon Angle doesn’t like Republicans

  • causeSharon Angle, running for Senate under the banner of the Republican Party, was caught talking smack about the Republican Party…on tape!
  • effect?Given the strong anti-establishment sentiment this election cycle, will Angle’s antics hurt her candidacy? Might they actually help? source

04 Oct 2010 10:47

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Politics: Why can’t Harry Reid shake Sharron Angle in Nevada, anyway?

  • 42% Sharron Angle’s current polling in Nevada
  • 41% Harry Reid’s polling in the state; it’s kind of a statistical dead heat
  • 17% of voters hold Reid’s political future in the balance source
  • » Oh, and it gets worse for Reid: See, the Las Vegas Review-Journal just gave Angle a big endorsement over Reid, throwing some harsh words at the Senate Majority Leader in the process: “As he has climbed higher and higher in the Democratic hierarchy, he has veered further and further to the left, becoming politically disconnected from Nevada and its residents.” This is bad news for Reid, but will it be enough to hurt Harry’s ability to win?

03 Oct 2010 20:24

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Politics: Newsweek thinks that “angry voters” are pretty overhyped

  • 23% of all voters describe themselves as “angry”
  • 42% support the pretty darn angry Tea Party
  • 52% of angry voters identify as Republicans
  • 14% are Democrats; 29 percent are indies source
  • » Other things to note: Is this just a hype issue? That’s Newsweek’s conclusion. They say that the chances of angry voters voting in the 2010 elections is roughly the same as normal voters, and there’s a lot more of those. And they note that Obama’s approval rating, currently at 48 percent. is way above where both George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were during their 2006 and 1994 midterms, respectively.

27 Sep 2010 19:54

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Politics: Rand Paul’s support (finally) slipping in Kentucky

  • 15% Rand Paul’s lead in the KY Senate race as of two weeks ago
  • 2% Paul’s lead now, according to the same SurveyUSA poll
  • +/-4% Margin of error in said poll source

26 Sep 2010 19:44

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Culture: Pitch-perfect comic parodies poke fun at tea party

The Tea Party jokes are good, yeah, but it’s the way that the comics nail their source material that really makes it a great read. (via Jeff Greco) source

21 Sep 2010 10:51

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Politics: Group: Tea party, GOP conspiring against Wisconsin voters

  • what A group called One Wisconsin Now claims that the state’s GOP and Tea Party plan to disenfranchise voters using a process called “voter caging.” They also claim to have proof of conspiracy in the form of audio.
  • how Basically, they claim that those involved will use a list of people whose mail was marked as undeliverable to prevent them from voting on election day and to create unbearably long lines. How true is this, anyway? source
 

19 Sep 2010 20:31

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Politics: Posted without comment: Christine O’Donnell’s witchcraft comments

18 Sep 2010 23:32

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Politics: Rand Paul, Christine O’Donnell have something else in common

  • rand After a rough week of on-the-defensive press appearances, Paul cancelled on “Meet the Press.”
  • christine After O’Donnell had a similarly rough week, she cancelled on multiple Sunday shows. source

16 Sep 2010 10:46

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Politics: Poll: Sarah Palin and Tea Party not all that well-liked

  • 46% of Americans don’t really like Sarah Palin all that much
  • 33%don’t know what to think about the ultra-influential Palin
  • 21% of Americans have a favorable view of Sarah Palin source
  • » The Tea Party’s in a similar boat: In fact, the Modern Tea Party has an even smaller favorability rating, with just 19 percent of people giving them a thumbs-up. But as proven this week, they have the power to win primaries. And it’s not like Congress has spectacularly high approval ratings, either, guys.