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Old 04-15-2010, 11:32 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD View Post
The NYT poll is interesting.

As scottw pointed out, the movement is supposedly for lower taxes yet, 52% of Tea Party supporters regard the income tax they pay as "Fair".

62% of them support Socialized programs and feel "the benefits from government programs such as Social Security and Medicare worth the costs of those programs."

Not to mention 47% of them feel as though their figurehead, Sarah Palin, would *not* be an effective President.


The above is what I'm talking about when I say that the makeup of the party is detrimental to the foundation of the movement.
And then there's always this:
Always the unbiased positive thinker JD.
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