Nearly 30 Percent Support Tea Party, Poll Finds

Tea Party is no threat to anyone. They are Republicans voting Republican. What else is new?

The Tea Party, Green Party and Republicans need join together forming a joint venture to run a Tea Party candidate for President and a Republican for Vice Pres. (Arnold comes to mind) if they don't want to lose to Obama again! This is NOT the time to have a power struggle between them. If they don't, they have no one to blame for Obama becoming a dictator but himself. If you believe this is a bit over the top, think back to 2-3 years ago when you would have said our country and world could have gotten themselves in this much trouble. If someone is getting something for free, someone else is going to have to pay for it. This really is the tip of the iceburg. History can repeat itself, like when Ross Perot and the Republicans lost to Clinton...the Democrats are the best at deviding and conquering by spending your and my money. They have some wonderful political ideas, but the BIG governement concept will make this country become as troubled and poor as Mexico if we don't watch out. Only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote. If you don't think it can get worse, just see what will happen if Obama wins again. He is not the one making the rules, he is only a puppet for a wealthy group of families that want the rich to get richer and the middle class disappear. And to think, I used to scoff at these ideas. Live and learn. Don't become complacent. Taxation without representation has come unless we can vote for officials that have some morals left. Take care and God bless.

Of the people involved in the Tea Party how many have PhD's in economics and finance? Will the detailed and well researched positions of the Tea Party in these subjects hold up in the long range if they are enacted? What they don't know is that huge national economies, such as ours, are like drugged lumbering elephants. It is really really difficult to make an economy do what you want. Many opponents to the democrats think they can control the economy and create jobs. Can they really? It seems they are really full of hot air and that what they are really doing is trying to hoodwink unaware potential voters into thinking that they can solve these monsterous complex problems if they get elected. Can they? Probably not. During 8 years of the Bush administration most all of these current economic problems were created. A lack of careful and enforced regulation of business both financially oriented and otherwise has led us to this current group of problems. Letting business go on its own doesn't work. They are often greedy and want to grow as quickly as possible, and this leads to almost not legal if not ileagle activities. This is what has happened with the hands off attitude of the Bush administration. The Tea Party wants more of this. Business often can't be trusted to go on without somewhat strict regulation.

I think we can all agree that our government is way too big, way too intrusive and out of control. However, this didn't just start to happen the day President Obama took office. Where was all this concern when previous presidents were racking up record deficits, expanding the federal government, trashing the Constitution and intruding into our lives. I agree with some of the Tea Party platform. But find it hard to support a party led by people who turn a blind eye when a republican does something, but get hysterical when a democrat does it. Should't we judge our elected officials the same regardless of party affiliation?

I believe Sara Palin is adding to the confusion of the two parties. We need somebody to stand and tell us how to get America on the right road. We gave so much in this country to be proud of and we need these parties to come together to make this a better country, not tear it down.

anyone who does not support the tea party movement (TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY) is more than welcome to pay my taxes for me. The people who oppose the tea party are the very people who don't pay taxes so what do they care what happens to the rest of us who do pay taxes. We have a large group of people who live on the Gov't dime from birth to death and pay NO taxes. Wake up. NO more gov't handouts. If you need money for food, rent, gas, whatever. Make money and go buy your own.Leave my money alone it is not yours. You did not work for it and you don't deserve it.

I FULLY SUPPORT THE TEA PARTY MOVEMONT. THE PARTY HAS A MIND SET OF COMMON SENCE ISSUES.

You can add my name for support to the Tea Party. If we don't take back our country, we are going to lose everything we hold dear.

Having a HUGE rally in St. Louis, at the arch 9/19. Come and see for yourself!

Seems there's a contradiction in this article, saying that 54% did not consider themselves Tea Party supporters is not the same as "more than half the respondents say they hold negative opinions of the conservative grassroots movement." A person can not be a supporter of a group but still have a positive opinion of that group. Sloppy journalism or deliberate misrepresentation???