By Ed Randazzo
We hear from the moderate, middle-of-the-roaders (aka RINOS) that they are the majority and that they determine elections. They say that last November was an aberration and that the tea party is a passing phase.However, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 48% of likely U.S. voters say when it comes to the major issues facing the country, their views are closer to the average Tea Party member as opposed to the average member of Congress. Just 22% say their views are closest to those of the average congressman.
Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters think the Tea Party movement is good for the country while only twenty-six percent (26%) disagree and say the grassroots, small government movement is bad for America.
Forty-five percent (45%) say the average Tea Party member has a better understanding of the problems America faces today than the average member of Congress does.
One-third of voters continue to have ties to the Tea Party movement. That includes 22% who say they themselves are members and 12% more who say they have friends or family who belong.
It looks like those moderates and wishy-washy independents have already achieved minority status.
Polls can be easily manipulated, but results can’t. Just ask Glenn Beck. His show is being cancelled. The tea party will continue to decline, and will soon fade into oblivion along with Beck.