On major issues, 48% of voters say that the average Tea Party member is closer to their views than President Barack Obama. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 44% hold the opposite view and believe the president’s views are closer to their own.
Not surprisingly, Republicans overwhelmingly feel closer to the Tea Party and most Democrats say that their views are more like Obama’s. Among voters not affiliated with either major political party, 50% say they’re closer to the Tea Party while 38% side with the President.
This, as well as the further breakdown of the data, shows that people are responding more to media noise ( *cough Fox"News" *cough* ) than the realities on the ground.
This leads me to wonder how this data set can be further expanded upon. Where do these people get their information from? What is their age group? What do they consider a "major issue facing the country"? That's a pretty vague question.
Also, were these 1000 people polled ( over the phone mind you ) all from one general, geographic area, or is this an apparent sample from across the country. If you polled a random 1000 people from the South, I can see how you would get the Tea Baggers coming out ahead. Conversely, if you polled that same number from the Northeast, the totals would likely shift a complete 180 degrees.
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