Tea Party Influence (October 2011)

Tea Party Influence (October 2011)

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categorycolumn-1
Too much influence30%
Too little influence23%
The right amount of influence25%
Don't know22%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Too much influence64%26%7%
Too little influence7%24%34%
The right amount of influence6%12%43%
Don't know23%38%16%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Too much influence4%8%8%
Too little influence48%17%32%
The right amount of influence35%44%48%
Don't know12%31%12%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Too much influence68%48%70%
Too little influence10%13%2%
The right amount of influence3%7%7%
Don't know18%32%20%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Too much influence76%36%8%
Too little influence5%10%37%
The right amount of influence3%16%39%
Don't know15%38%16%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Too much influence13%7%4%
Too little influence23%43%44%
The right amount of influence38%39%38%
Don't know26%11%14%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Too much influence85%70%70%
Too little influence4%4%8%
The right amount of influence1%3%9%
Don't know10%23%13%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Too much influence71%6%33%
Too little influence4%40%30%
The right amount of influence6%42%13%
Don't know19%13%25%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Too much influence28%57%27%
Too little influence24%11%22%
The right amount of influence28%8%25%
Don't know20%24%27%

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categoryMaleFemale
Too much influence34%27%
Too little influence31%16%
The right amount of influence26%24%
Don't know9%33%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Too much influence38%30%21%
Too little influence15%24%29%
The right amount of influence21%27%26%
Don't know25%19%24%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Too much influence11%22%38%23%39%49%
Too little influence41%24%17%28%21%26%
The right amount of influence16%25%23%32%28%19%
Don't know32%28%21%17%13%6%

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