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Topline Results of Oct. 9-10, 2011, TIME Poll | Swampland | TIME.com
There are frustratingly few polls on the occupy wall street protestors, this is the only recent one I have been able to find. What is not surprising coming out of this is that the OWS protestors are more popular at the moment than the tea party. Personally I think this is for two primary reasons.
1. As a population, we like new and shiny political things (basically we are in the honeymoon period for the OWS people)
2. The tea party has gained baggage over the recent budget showdowns, where they are primarily blamed.
Because of these two factors, I am not sure that conservatives should be too worried about the OWS movement as that honeymoon period will end and public opinion will settle to lower levels, basically following the same trend line that the tea party does, but with a different time table (I am not sure of the time table, as it depends on how quickly the movement gains baggage). This is my opinion of course.
Also what the jury is out about is how this dynamic will affect the elections.
Topline Results of Oct. 9-10, 2011, TIME Poll | Swampland | TIME.com
8. ON ANOTHER ISSUE, IS YOUR OPINION OF THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT VERY FAVORABLE, SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE, SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE, VERY UNFAVORABLE, OR DON’T YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE TEA PARTY TO HAVE AN OPINION? VERY FAVORABLE 8%
SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE 19%
SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE 9%
VERY UNFAVORABLE 24%
DON’T KNOW ENOUGH 39%
NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 1%
Q9. HAS THE THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON AMERICAN POLITICS TODAY, A NEGATIVE IMPACT, OR HAS IT HAD LITTLE IMPACT?
BASE: FAMILIAR WITH TEA PARTY (669)
POSITIVE IMPACT 34%
NEGATIVE IMPACT 40%
LITTLE IMPACT 25%
NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 2%
Q10. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A MEMBER OR FOLLOWER OF THE TEA PARTY, OR NOT?
BASE: FAMILIAR WITH TEA PARTY (669)
YES 11%
NO 88%
NO ANSWER/ DON’T KNOW 1%
Q10. DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A MEMBER OR FOLLOWER OF THE TEA PARTY, OR NOT?
YES 6%
NO 93%
NO ANSWER/ DON’T KNOW 1%
Q11. IN THE PAST FEW DAYS, A GROUP OF PROTESTORS HAS BEEN GATHERING ON WALL STREET IN NEW YORK CITY AND SOME OTHER CITIES TO PROTEST POLICIES WHICH THEY SAY FAVOR THE RICH, THE GOVERNMENT’S BANK BAILOUT, AND THE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM. IS YOUR OPINION OF THESE PROTESTS VERY FAVORABLE, SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE, SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE, VERY UNFAVORABLE, OR DON’T YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE PROTESTS TO HAVE AN OPINION?
VERY FAVORABLE 25%
SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE 29%
SOMEWHAT UNFAVORABLE 10%
VERY UNFAVORABLE 13%
DON’T KNOW ENOUGH 23%
NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 1%
Q12. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THAT POSITION?
A. WALL STREET AND ITS LOBBYISTS HAVE TOO MUCH INFLUENCE IN WASHINGTON
BASE: FAMILIAR WITH PROTESTS (787)
AGREE 86%
DISAGREE 11%
NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 4%
Q12. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THAT POSITION?
B. THE GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR IN THE UNITED STATES HAS GROWN TOO LARGE
BASE: FAMILIAR WITH PROTESTS (787)
AGREE 79%
DISAGREE 17%
NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 3%
There are frustratingly few polls on the occupy wall street protestors, this is the only recent one I have been able to find. What is not surprising coming out of this is that the OWS protestors are more popular at the moment than the tea party. Personally I think this is for two primary reasons.
1. As a population, we like new and shiny political things (basically we are in the honeymoon period for the OWS people)
2. The tea party has gained baggage over the recent budget showdowns, where they are primarily blamed.
Because of these two factors, I am not sure that conservatives should be too worried about the OWS movement as that honeymoon period will end and public opinion will settle to lower levels, basically following the same trend line that the tea party does, but with a different time table (I am not sure of the time table, as it depends on how quickly the movement gains baggage). This is my opinion of course.
Also what the jury is out about is how this dynamic will affect the elections.
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