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Socker, the STRONG supports of the Tea Parties are the more conservative. Who would've thought.
However those that simply identify with the group? 57% best identify with Republicans. The other 43% are Democrats or Independents.
Yes, a CONSERVATIVE movement is more likely to attract people from the major CONSERVATIVE political party in this country. That doesn't change the fact that more than a third of the Tea Party is made up of non-Republicans.
What I find interesting from the poll results, taken from the actual poll page: The Winston Group » Behind the Headlines: What’s driving the Tea Party Movement?
Tea party identifies as conservative: 65 %
Overall conservative: 33 %
Tea party identifies as moderate: 26 %
Overall moderate: 45 %
Tea party identifies as liberal: 8 %
Overall liberal: 20 %
Conservatives make up 2/3 of the tea party, about double their national rate, while moderates and liberals are significantly lower represented in the tea party than national average.
Also, tea party favorable opinion of republicans in congress, 57 %, versus 39 % overall.