December 14, 2011
Stephanie Grimes
For the 2012 election, polls show that the tea party does not have as much support as they did in 2010. Polls and surveys show that their popularity is diminishing among the public and within the 60 tea party districts. Forty eight percent of those in the tea party district do not have a strong favor for the party versus the forty one percent that do. In March 2011, there was a percentage of fifty five in the opinion of the tea party. This decline is odd because in 2010, the Republicans achieved six seats in the Senate and control of House of Reps due to the Tea party. Although the Republicans gained majority in Congress, they were not up to par in the realm of satisfying the Americans. Only 13% of Americans approve of Congress. The public's disappointment with the Republicans, is causing the Tea Party to fight in effort to distance themselves with the Republicans. One occasion that puts a negative light on the Tea Party is when the House was voting on raising the debt ceiling. Over 25% of Republicans split from their party and voted no. Among these voters was tea partyer Michele Bachmann, who is the presidential candidate for the tea party, but only received 7% support on the most recent poll. It was the uncompromising results that has led 67% of Americans to believe that the economy is getting worse along with 64% believing that the ethics of Congress is low. Overall, the Tea Party has a uphill battle which they are currently, slowly losing.
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