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New poll shows that support for the Tea Party at record low. This low even lower than the LAST record low.

Courtesy of The Hill:

Support for the Tea Party has reached its lowest point ever, as a growing number of Republicans now hold a negative view of the movement, according to a Pew survey released on Wednesday.

Forty-nine percent of the public have a negative view of the Tea Party, up from 37 percent in June and nearly double from where it stood in the early days of the movement, the poll found.

Only 30 percent said they have a favorable view of the Tea Party, down from 37 percent in June.

While the Tea Party has long been viewed unfavorably by Democrats and independents, the latest Pew survey found that Republicans have turned sharply against the group. Only 27 percent of centrist and liberal Republicans view the movement favorably, a 19-point drop from 46 percent in June.

In addition, non-Tea Party Republicans are increasingly likely to say that the Tea Party is not even associated with the GOP. While 41 percent of Tea Partyers say they identify as Republicans, only 27 percent of non-Tea Party Republicans say the movement is a part of the GOP.

"Only 27 percent of centrist and liberal Republicans view the movement favorably?" So much for Ted Cruz's chances of being the Republican candidate in 2016.



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