The Tea Party Movement - Demographics

CNN poll:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/17/tea.party.poll/index.html

PDF with the full poll is towards the bottom of the article

Another CNN poll about the limited reach of the movement:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/05/poll.tea.party/index.html

Ron Paul

Friction between Ron Paul and the Tea Party Movement

http://www.alternet.org/news/145630/ron_paul_helped_inspire_the_tea_party_movement,_and_now_it_could_take_him_down

• He is facing three primary challengers endorsed by the Tea Party Movement
• He disagrees on issues such as the wars, drug policy, and civil liberties
• He has claimed that a neocon influence is emerging within the movement and that he does not agree with all of its tenets (argues this is a consequence of the mainstream Republican party taking it over).

Paul discusses his disagreements:          

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFFPHC13uEY&feature=player_embedded

Fox News reports that Palin has endorsed Paul’s son but that this does not translate to support for him:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/18/tea-party-movement-betrays-ron-paul-gop-challengers/

Glenn Beck

Poll suggests that the movement may prefer Beck to Palin:

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2010/02/08/sarah-palin-glenn-beck-top-tea-party-picks.html

Beck likes them too, for instance:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,585030,00.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510579,00.html

http://www.therightscoop.com/glenn-beck-tea-parties-are-against-liars-cheats-and-thieves/

Additional Resources

Pick up the February Progressive Magazine for PRA Senior Analyst Chip Berlet's Cover Story on the Tea Partiers.

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Chip Berlet's Series on the Tea Bag Movement & Right-Wing Populism

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Video & Audio Resources

• Democracy Now! - Militias, Right-Wing Populism, & White Nationalism
• Terry Gross Fresh Air program: Toxic to Democracy - PRA study of conspiracy theories.
• Democracy Now! - Tea Parties, Town Halls, & Healthcare

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