Tea Party Could Hurt Republicans
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 24th, 2010 4:41 am by HL
Tea Party Could Hurt Republicans
A new Quinnipiac poll finds Republicans leading the generic congressional ballot, 44% to 39%, but if there is a Tea Party candidate on the ballot, the Democrat would get 36% to the Republican’s 25%, with 15% for the Tea Party candidate.
Overall, the survey found that 13% of American voters consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “The Tea Party could be a Republican dream — or a GOP nightmare. Members could be a boon to the GOP if they are energized to support Republican candidates. But if the Tea Party were to run its own candidates for office, any votes its candidate received would to a very great extent be coming from the GOP column.”
The complete poll will be released at a 10 a.m. press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C .
