Public Support of Tea Party Rises Nationally in August

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PJTV's Tea Party TV today unveiled the results of its weekly Tea Party tracking poll, which revealed that the number of Tea Party members who support the movement publicly has risen from 34 percent on August 8 to 41 percent during the most recent survey on September 5.

"We are starting to see an interesting trend emerging from the PJTV tracking poll," said Vik Rubenfeld, PJTV's Polling Director.  "The number of Tea Party supporters who are willing to endorse the movement publicly has jumped seven points in one month, steadily rising from 34 to 41 percent.  Meanwhile, overall support for the Tea Party remains stable among likely voters."

The weekly PJTV/Pulse Opinion Research nationwide survey of 1,000 likely voters tracks Tea Party support as well as provides a snapshot of public opinion regarding the week's top issues.  In addition to the regular Tea Party tracking questions, respondents were asked if they expect the taxes paid by the next generation to decrease, stay the same, or increase by 10, 20 or 30 percent.  Approximately two-thirds of those surveyed responded that they expect taxes to increase by some margin if federal policies continued, while 21 percent anticipate an increase of 30 percent or more.

Poll Highlights

• 41 percent of likely voters who are Tea Party supporters endorse the movement publicly.  This compares to the 34 percent of supporters who publicly endorsed the Tea Party during the August 8 poll.

• 52 percent of likely voters support the Tea Party movement.

• 67 percent of respondents expect an increase in taxes by some 10 percent or more for the next generation, if current federal policies continue.  21 percent of respondents expect taxes to increase by 30 percent or more, 20 percent anticipate taxes to rise by 20 percent, and 26 percent expect an increase of 10 percent.  Just 10 percent of voters believe taxes will actually decrease.

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Methodology

The Tea Party Tracking Study is a PJTV survey. The telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Pulse Opinion Research on September 5, 2010. Pulse Opinion Research, LLC is an independent public opinion research firm using automated polling methodology and procedures licensed from Rasmussen Reports, LLC.  Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

About Pajamas Media and PJTV

Pajamasmedia.com, a division of Pajamas Media, receives more than 16 million page views per month.  Launched in 2005, it provides commentary and analysis in text, video and podcast form created by correspondents in more than 40 countries.  Its blogs cover politics, government, culture, the economy and finance, national security, the Middle East, media, and education, as well as breaking news and current events. 

PJTV, a division of Pajamas Media, is the first center-right online television network, providing commentary and analysis via video over the Internet.  PJTV's video segments cover politics, government, culture, the economy and finance, national security, the Middle East, media, and education. PJTV's main studio is located in El Segundo, CA, with remote studio locations in midtown Manhattan in New York City, blocks from the White House in Washington, D.C., and web cam locations around the world.

CONTACT: Tom Kise, +1-703-535-3390, [email protected], for Pajamas Media

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