ABCNews POLL: 35% view teabaggers favorably, Palin unfavorables up,71% say not qualified to be POTUS

The Tea Party movement has the potential for significant political clout, but with challenges: high negatives, a fuzzy image and broader-than-ever skepticism about one of its most prominent backers, former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

Thirty-five percent of Americans in this ABC News/Washington Post poll express a favorable opinion of the Tea Party overall, while 40 percent see it negatively. While that’s far from ideal, another result bodes better: Forty-five percent agree at least somewhat with the movement’s positions on the issues – more than the 36 percent who disagree.

On both questions substantial numbers – a fifth to a quarter – remain undecided about the movement. And nearly two-thirds don’t yet have a strong sense of what the Tea Party’s all about – results that show the extent to which many minds have yet to be made up.

Palin’s own ratings are weaker, apparently hurt rather than helped by her return to the spotlight. Fifty-five percent of Americans see her unfavorably, the most basic measure of a public figure’s popularity, and 71 percent believe she’s not qualified to serve as president, a position she said Sunday she’ll consider seeking. Both negatives are at new highs.

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Remember what we all thought about George Bush, Jr.?

She has lousy ones.

Palin is already too well known and people's feelings about here are pretty set by this point. I can't possibly imagine what she could do to turn around her unfavorable ratings. People don't like her, and she's not capable of doing anything to change their minds on that.

that is closer to where the gop-pers want their "little women" anyway- in the background helping their brave men.

It would ensure two things ...

1) The ticket having no chance of winning
2) That there won't be enough knifes at Kitchen Kaboodle to keep up with the knives she would put into the nominees back

If she runs, they will be deferential to her because they know she will crash and burn, then will trip over themselves blaming the evil liberal media in an attempt to coopt the lugnuts who worship her ... That is the extent of her impact, other than having the MSM fawn all over her ...

It does keep bringing up a sore point about his judgement, but I suppose if he is trying to get the far far far right wing support that JD Hayworth is going after, she might help...:shrug:

No. TeaParty is free advertising for GOP values. The names have been changed to skirt finance laws.

Keep it up, Sarah!

they didn't get their way.

For all their protesting about big government they were silent during Junior's 8 years in which his Administration (with his enabling republican-controlled congress) grew the government and the deficit to unprecedented levels. That's why they have no credibility - evidently Tea Baggers think big government and large deficits are ok when republicans do it because they didn't make a peep about it back then.

As for Palin, she brings nothing to the table except snarky insults. Its no wonder her unfavorables are so high. It is reassuring to see it confirmed in a poll, though.

Interesting poll, thanks for posting.

made every excuse they could for all GOP screw up's and still believe GW's Iraq lies, 1) Iraq was were the 9/11 terrorists were from 2) Saddam had nukes pointed at their back yards 3) Iraq is a free country now. They believe that the economy was prefect up until nov of 2006, everyone was working and there was no problems until the Dem's won the majority.

These were the nit wits buying duct tape, bottled water and Spam every time fixed news changed the terrorist color code from yellow to orange. These were the nit wits that said if you didn't have anything to fear it was ok for government to tap phones. These are the nit wits who fear government death panels that don't exists yet aren't bothered by the death panels that do exist in the health care insurance industry. These are the nit wits protesting taxing filthy rich assholes so they get a tax decrease.

These are the nit wits who think no child was good but teaching kids to think for themselves is bad. These are the nit wits who think it snowed this week in Feb so Global warming is a lie. These are the nit wits who say torturing terrorists was a good ideal yet were upset because Saddam tortured the same people. These are the nit wits that believe the Flintstones was a documentary about life with Dino's and not a silly cartoon made in the 60's to entertain kids after school. These are the nit wits who see any change as bad while ignoring that every day their life changes because that is nature at work. You can't say they were silent as they were not silent but choose to be this stupid out of spite.

They were not out there having tea parties protesting the deficit run up by Junior and they weren't out there with their tea bags protesting Junior growing the government. That is the point I was making. Where was their outrage THEN about deficits and big government? They are hypocritical morons, plain and simple.

she'll probably remain in the news for the next decade.

presidency chills the blood.

This observer is uncomfortable with Palin the Wolf-Slaughterer.

She's extremely popular and a real force to be reckoned with!

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It is disturbing that the Teabaggers have co-opted the activist style of the many Democrats, and that 45% of those surveyed "agree" with their aims, and that 25% are undecided. This is bad news for Democrats.

Palin is a distraction. If the GOP can find someone who is somewhat competent and witheringly aggressive (they usually do), they can reduce the Party to minority status by 1010, and continue to cripple Obama (seemingly at will) until he drops out or faces an arch-rightist.

I'm afraid the GOP is on schedule.

goes to show that since Reagan said greed was good nit wits will always vote against their own best interests just to keep the guy next door from getting ahead. I grew up with one of these types, dads junk car broke down he bought another clunker to replace it and the nit wit across the road would have a new car in his drive way with in a week. What was outrageous was dad wasn't even aware of the guy doing it, a friend of the family pointed it out.

I think it may be a harbinger of things to come. The Democrats have found the muddled, unfocused center -- and the public sees the ineffectiveness which comes with that.

I've been buying, selling, driving junk cars for years. But, this is Austin and junk cars are "in."

Most Americans just see the the Tea Party as some populist movement as it is frequently present by the media. Not as the extreme Right wing movement it actually is.

Moving in the right direction.

I choose the media for they will ignore their own polls and shove her down our collective throats anyway.

David Fucking Broder, Chuck Fuckstick Todd, and Joe Fucking Scumbarrow.

Spend some time with those numbers. Get to know them.