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CBS News/New York Times Survey on the Tea Party Movement
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
Approve 50%
Disapprove 40%Among Tea Party Supporters
Approve 7%
Disapprove 88%Who do you think is mostly to blame for the current state of the nation's economy?
Bush administration 32%
Wall Street 22%
Congress 10%
Obama administration 4%Among Tea Party Supporters
Congress 28%
Wall Street 15%
Obama administration 10%
Bush administration 5%Who do you think is mostly to blame for most of the current federal budget deficit?
Bush administration 39%
Congress 19%
Obama administration 8%Among Tea Party Supporters
Congress 37%
Obama administration 24%
Bush administration 6%Which political figure in the United States living TODAY do you admire most?
Barack Obama 16%
Bill Clinton 9%
Hillary Clinton 3%
Newt Gingrich 3%
Jimmy Carter 3%
Sarah Palin 3%
John McCain 2%
George W. Bush 2%
George H.W. Bush 2%
Rick Perry 1%
Ron Paul 1%
Mitt Romney 1%
Mike Huckabee 1%Among Tea Party Supporters
Newt Gingrich 10%
Sarah Palin 9%
George W. Bush 5%
Mitt Romney 5%
John McCain 3%
Ron Paul 3%
Mike Huckabee 3%
George H.W. Bush 3%
Barack Obama 2%
Bill Clinton 2%
Jimmy Carter 2%
Hillary Clinton 0%
Rick Perry 0%Is your opinion of George W. Bush favorable or not favorable?
Favorable 27%
Not favorable 58%Among Tea Party Supporters
Favorable 57%
Not favorable 27%Is your opinion of Sarah Palin favorable or not favorable?
Favorable 30%
Not favorable 45%Among Tea Party Supporters
Favorable 66%
Not favorable 12%Do you think Barack Obama does or does not understand the needs and problems of people like yourself?
Yes, does 58%
No, does not 39%Among Tea Party Supporters
Yes, does 24%
No, does not 73%Do you think of Barack Obama as more of a liberal, a moderate, or a conservative?
Very liberal 31%
Somewhat liberal 18%
Moderate 28%
Somewhat conservative 6%
Very conservative 4%Among Tea Party Supporters
Very liberal 77%
Somewhat liberal 9%
Moderate 7%
Somewhat conservative 0%
Very conservative 1%According to the Constitution, American Presidents must be "natural born citizens." Some people say Barack Obama was NOT born in the United States, but was born in another country. Do YOU think Barack Obama was born in the United States, or do you think he was born in another country"?
Born in U.S. 58%
Born in another country 20%Among Tea Party Supporters
Born in U.S. 41%
Born in another country 30%In general, do you think the policies of the Obama Administration favor the rich, favor the middle class, favor the poor, or do they treat all groups equally?
Favor the rich 17%
Favor the middle class 19%
Favor the poor 27%
Treat all equally 27%Among Tea Party Supporters
Favor the rich 16%
Favor the middle class 6%
Favor the poor 56%
Treat all equally 9%So far, do you think the Obama Administration has increased taxes for most Americans, decreased taxes for most Americans, or have they kept taxes the same for most Americans?
Increased 34%
Decreased 10%
Kept the same 48%Among Tea Party Supporters
Increased 64%
Decreased 2%
Kept the same 30%Do you think global warming is an environmental problem that is causing a serious impact now, or do you think the impact of global warming won't happen until sometime in the future, or do you think global warming won't have a serious impact at all?
Impact now 38%
In the future 29%
No serious impact 24%
Doesn't exist (vol.) 5%Among Tea Party Supporters
Impact now 12%
In the future 19%
No serious impact 51%
Doesn't exist (vol.) 15%In recent years, do you think too much has been made of the problems facing black people, too little has been made, or is it about right?
Too much 28%
Too little 16%
Just right 44%Among Tea Party Supporters
Too much 52%
Too little 6%
Just right 36%