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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Occupy Tea Party Can't Hold a Candle to Occupy Wall Street

Posted by Charles Mudede on Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:53 AM

Americans favor Occupy Wall Street far more than Tea Party: Despite nonstop GOP and conservative disparagement of the Wall Street protests, the most detailed polling yet on Occupy Wall Street suggests that the public holds a broadly favorable view of the movement — and, crucially, the positions it holds.

Time released a new poll this morning finding that 54 percent view the Wall Street protests favorably, versus only 23 percent who think the opposite. Interestingly, only 23 percent say they don’t have an opinion, suggesting the protests have succeeded in punching through to the mainstream. Also: The most populist positions espoused by Occupy Wall Street — that the gap between rich and poor has grown too large; that taxes should be raised on the rich; that execs responsible for the meltdown should be prosecuted — all have strong support.

Meanwhile, the poll found that only 27 percent have a favorable view of the Tea Party. My handy Plum Line calculator tells me that this amounts to half the number of those who view Occupy Wall Street favorably.

54 percent! Take that, you overexposed tea people.

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If this is true, then why aren't the Occupy Party voters voting for something better instead of the same old every single politician and election?

Posted by KittenKoder

on October 13, 2011 at 8:13 AM

The Tea Party hijacked the entire Congress in 2010.

How about a movement to only elect people who are part of the 99%?

A 99% President, Senators, Representatives.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on October 13, 2011 at 8:50 AM

The people know the difference between a movement for change and one manufactured for ratings by Murdoch. Money isn't everything.

Posted by Vince on October 13, 2011 at 9:04 AM

"The people" don't know shit. The Tea Party's success is not measured by popularity in polls but by GETTING OUT THE VOTE.

Posted by Fnarf

on October 13, 2011 at 9:50 AM

The OWS folks are a movement--not a party. This movement is less than 1 month old.

Posted by RLC3 on October 13, 2011 at 10:40 AM

@4 I agree about getting out the vote, Fnarf.

Posted by Vince on October 13, 2011 at 11:44 AM

@1 Seriously, are you retarded? The Occupy movement 1) is not a political party, 2) has not been around long enough for an election.

@4, @6 Getting out the vote is useless participation in a broken system. As long as corporations are people and as long as they control the message being played on the media, we will never have candidates who don't give their fealty to their donors. What is the point of participating in a system that has regularly shafted us for the last 40 years?

Posted by Delishuss on October 13, 2011 at 3:04 PM

Op-Ed: Why We Should Still Support Occupy Seattle
By Everett Rummage in News on October 13, 2011 2:00 PM
http://seattlest.com/2011/10/13/op-ed_wh…

"To all you liberals who have a nuanced, well-reasoned objection to some element the Occupations, the question looms: what's your plan? Yell at the TV while you watch Rachel Maddow? Make dinner party conversation about how much you hate John Boehner? More bumper-stickers? Pray that Obama is visited by the ghost of FDR in a dream, then replaces Geithner with Paul Krugman in the morning?"

"No political cause in history has ever been immaculate. From the American Revolution to Civil Rights, every mass citizen's movement is born unfocused and chaotic, attracts unproductive eccentrics, and even makes mistakes along the way. Occupy Seattle is sometimes wrong, or even silly, but judge them on the big picture: their broad platform, and their ability to do good. I'll be at Westlake tonight, and anyone who'd rather be side-by-side with weirdos or hooligans (and an overwhelming majority of average people) than Rand-reading bankers, loony Tea Partiers, or crooked lobbyists, is welcome to join me."

Posted by What Now?