Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans."
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The MOE for the sample (n=374) is +/- 5.07
Respondents were asked: If the 2012 Republican primary election for US Senator were held today, which of the following possible candidates would you vote for, or haven’t you thought about it enough to have an opinion?" The order of candidate names was randomized.
Only those who responded that they would vote in the 2012 Republican primary were asked the question.