Poll: Could a Tea Party candidate actually win an election? (Yes! Maybe!)

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The Poll Heard Round the World
Could a Tea Party candidate actually win an election?
By Christopher Beam Posted Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at 7:36 PM ET

One key to the success of the Tea Party movement is that no one has bothered to measure it...

Until now. Rasmussen Reports took the first crack last week at measuring the strength of a third-party "Tea Party" candidate on a generic ballot, and the results are in. "Suppose the Tea Party Movement organized itself as a political party," the survey asked. "When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Democrats led the way with 36 percent. Republicans pulled in 18 percent. And the Tea Party candidate got 23 percent. The Democratic National Committee would like to point out that 23 is more than 18.
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no caste Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,375	Poll: Could a Tea Party candidate actually win an election? (Yes! Maybe!) This is great The Poll Heard Round the World Could a Tea Party candidate actually win an election? By Christopher Beam Posted Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at 7:36 PM ET One key to the success of the Tea Party movement is that no one has bothered to measure it... Until now. Rasmussen Reports took the first crack last week at measuring the strength of a third-party "Tea Party" candidate on a generic ballot, and the results are in. "Suppose the Tea Party Movement organized itself as a political party," the survey asked. "When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Democrats led the way with 36 percent. Republicans pulled in 18 percent. And the Tea Party candidate got 23 percent. The Democratic National Committee would like to point out that 23 is more than 18. http://www.slate.com/id/2237668/