Gallup claims that this is the first time the Tea Party’s support has been below 25 percent.
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What should be troubling to the 41.6 million Tea Party supporters that remain is its plummeting support among Republicans. But opposition has also dropped from its peak of 31 percent, which occurred right before last year’s midterm elections.
Americans’ support for the Tea Party has dropped to its lowest level since the movement emerged on the national political scene prior to the 2010 midterm elections.
In the new poll, just 17 percent of Americans said they support the tea party, while 24 percent oppose it and a record 54 percent neither support nor oppose the movement.
For more on this, read the article from Salon titled: “The Tea Party is on life support: New poll shows it’s less popular than ever”. Among conservative Republicans, support dropped 21 points, down to 42 percent now from 63 percent in 2010. Support dropped 20 points, from 52 percent to 32 percent, among Republicans and Republican leaners.
That could spell complications for a few conservative Republicans running for president, several of whom in recent months have adopted tea party positions in a move to gain support.
Despite the decline in support from 2010, Republicans increased their majority in the House in 2014 and gained control of the Senate.
The worst fate than any person or organization can suffer in American politics isn’t to be hated.
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The poll was conducted as the Freedom Caucus, which can be identified as ideologically in line with the Tea Party, effectively shook up House leadership.
