Rutgers-Eagleton Poll on the Tea Party

by: Hopeful

Thu Feb 25, 2010 at 10:38:15 PM EST

The upshot is that this looks much more like a branch of the Republican Party than any real attempt to form a sustainable third party movement. In fact, Tea Party supporters in New Jersey are more likely to support the current two party system than are those who do not have a favorable view of the movement. Go figure!

They are also more likely to be in the upper half of income: "While only 18 percent of voters making less than $50,000 have a favorable view, 30 percent of those making more than $50,000 do."

Redlawsk speculates that since this is a group of Republicans who are mad at the Republican establishment, they might be more of a danger in the primaries than general elections. Personally I doubt anyone in New Jersey will face a serious primary challenge, but we'll see.