New poll looks at #teaparty views toward #minorities
(Seattle Times) A new University of Washington poll suggests tea party supporters are not just angry about government spending and the new national health care law.
“The data tells us this opposition and frustration with government is going hand in hand with a frustration and opposition to racial and ethnic minorities and gays and lesbians,” said Matt Barreto, a political science professor and director of UW’s Washington Poll.
The poll, released on Tuesday, surveyed 1,695 voters in May by phone and has a 2.3 percent margin of error. It found that 35 percent of the voters surveyed “strongly” or “somewhat” approve of the tea party movement, 37 percent dissaprove and 28 percent had no opinion or had not heard of the tea party.
The survey asked several questions related to race, immigration and gay rights.
New poll looks at #teaparty views toward #minoritiesTags: Arizona, illegal immigrant, immigration reform, poll, survey, Tea Party
