American Pulse™: 40% of Registered Voters Agree with Tea Party Principles      

Americans Not Confident Government Policies Will Lower Unemployment, Get Economy on Track

COLUMBUS, OH – (MARKET WIRE) – 4/20/10 – It’s probably a good thing for the Obama administration not to increase tensions with “tea partiers” because 40.1% of registered voters say they agree/strongly agree with the principles of the Tea Party movement (limited government, lower taxes, anti-stimulus, anti-deficit and anti-bailout), according to the latest American Pulse™ survey of 5,058 Americans. It’s not surprising that 58.8% of Republicans agree with their philosophies, but what is interesting is that 43.9% of Independents and even 21.1% of Democrats have similar opinions.

In general, on a scale of 1-5, how much do you agree with the following group of principles regarding government: limited government, anti-stimulus, anti-deficit, anti-bailout and lower taxes?

Source: American Pulse, Apr-10

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Further, 70.9% of Americans have little-to-no confidence that the Government’s policies will help lower unemployment. This low level of trust is also evident when it comes to the economy as 68.5% don’t believe current strategies in Washington will get the financial system back on track.

Other key findings:

• 82.3% think members of Congress should have to pass a proficiency test about the Constitution before they can serve…8.5% say they shouldn’t.
• 61.7% of Americans don’t believe President Obama and Congress are doing enough to create jobs…18.6% think they are.
• 40.1% say lawmakers should use leftover bailout money to pay down the debt…24.4% say give it back to Americans through stimulus packages.