, Columnist
The Tea Party, by the Numbers
Tea Party Republicans are, across the board, more conservative than
their fellow party members, more likely to be male, more pessimistic about the
direction of the country and more antagonistic to President Barack Obama.Â
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Most Republicans are a normal shade of red; Tea Party Republicans are a deep burgundy.
A national poll conducted for Bloomberg News in September shows that Tea Party Republicans are, across the board, more conservative than their fellow party members, more likely to be male, less financially secure, more pessimistic about the direction of the country and more antagonistic to President Barack Obama. The results illustrate why the schism, which has become so evident in the recent battles in Washington, between the Republican establishment and the Tea Party will be difficult to reconcile.