# Public support for the Tea Party: 29% for, 54% against **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 18, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555 "2010-10-18T15:10:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555/21 "2010-10-20T18:34:01Z")
Interestingly, the “founders” of the Tea Party don’t like the Tea Party either. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XdhI6bwyL4) ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555/22 "2010-10-20T21:35:06Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > but the teabaggers aren’t really in a position to isolate and focus their hatred and anger on a nationally viable scapegoat. Have you heard of Barack Obama? ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555/23 "2010-10-20T21:37:33Z")
Don’t underestimate the tea party. Fear and ignorance has legs. Looong legs. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555/24 "2010-10-20T23:59:23Z")
TP sure seem like a rebranded moral majority that arer trying to downpllay their religious bigotry but are fooling mainly themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555/25 "2010-10-21T14:40:28Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > TP sure seem like a rebranded moral majority that arer trying to downpllay their religious bigotry but are fooling mainly themselves. Anger and ignorance are a bad combination but thats what we have this election cycle. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555/26 "2010-10-21T17:20:15Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > Don’t underestimate the tea party. Fear and ignorance has legs. Looong legs. And a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on . . . ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555/27 "2010-10-21T17:53:28Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > And a lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on . . . But the Truth shall make you fret. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-support-for-the-tea-party-29-for-54-against/557555.md?page=1)