Tuesday,
October 29, 2013, from Rasmussen
Reports.
Voters are evenly divided when asked whether they agree more
politically with President Obama or with the average member of the Tea Party.
But an enormous partisan gap colors virtually all opinions of the Tea Party.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that
42% of Likely U.S. Voters think the president’s views are closest to their own
when it comes to the major issues facing the country. But just as many (42%)
say their views come closest to those of the average Tea Party member instead.
Sixteen percent (16%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
This marks a small setback for the Tea Party from April
2010 when 48% felt closest to the average Tea Party member, while 44% said
they had more in common with the president
Thirty-four percent (34%) now believe their personal views
are closest to those of the average member of Congress when it comes to the
major issues of the day. But slightly more (36%) say their views are closest to
those of the average member of the Tea Party. A sizable 30%, however, are not
sure. . . . . read the full analysis here.