<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Tea Party is Seen More Positively than other Political Labels<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/tea-party-is-seen-more-positively-than-other-political-labels/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| January 5, 2011 at 4:30 PM | Tags: conservatives <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=conservatives>, party titles <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=party-titles>, political titles <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=political-titles>, Progressives <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=progressives>, tea party <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=tea-party> | Categories: Uncategorized<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?category_name=uncategorized>| URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-40e
Will Progressives change their title back to Liberals? Rasmussen Reports<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2011/tea_party_is_seen_less_negatively_as_a_political_label> : *Voters see “Tea Party a bit less negatively as a political label these days, while liberal and progressive have lost ground even among Democrats.* A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that *conservative is still the most favored description*. Forty-two percent *(42%) of Likely U.S. Voters say they view it as a positive if a candidate is described as politically conservative*. Twenty-one percent (21%) say it’s a negative description, and 36% rate it somewhere in between the two. (To see survey question wording, click here<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/questions/pt_survey_questions/january_2011/questions_political_labels_january_3_4_2011> .) *Conservative, in fact, is the only political label other than moderate that is a net plus for a candidate.* *Calling someone a Tea Party candidate is seen positively by 31%*, unchanged from September, but negatively by 32%. Thirty-three percent (33%) put it somewhere in between. In September<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2010/calling_someone_a_tea_party_candidate_has_bigger_impact_than_traditional_labels>, 38% viewed Tea Party as a negative. *Being described as a progressive, on the other hand, is a positive for 22%*of voters and a negative for 34%, with 41% seeing it in between. But in the previous survey, voters were evenly divided, with 29% saying progressive was a positive description and 28% describing it as a negative. This marks a continuing downward trend for progressive which little over three years<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2007/labels_matter_progressive_better_than_liberal_reagan_like_better_than_conservative>ago was slightly more popular than conservative. Continue reading>>><http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2011/tea_party_is_seen_less_negatively_as_a_political_label> Add a comment to this post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/tea-party-is-seen-more-positively-than-other-political-labels/#respond> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/15390/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/15390/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/15390/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/15390/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/15390/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/15390/> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/15390/> [image: WordPress] WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com>| Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&email=baconlard%40gmail.com&b=u%5DHsbI8V.%2Fe1I0zVl86LBtUOVCxnSP2jO3R8Xzett>| Express yourself. Start a blog. <http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser:* http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
