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Monday, April 5, 2010

Weren't they saying it was largely women last month?

I can't, or am not even going to try, find all the different articles and editorials I read here on line about the tea parties being largely older women. But now it's a different story, maybe they really did some research, or maybe not. Here is the article in Hotline.
By Steven Shepard
The Tea Party movement is comprised of a coalition that is more likely to be male, older and GOPer, loosely united under the banner of economic conservatism, according to an analysis released yesterday by a right-leaning research firm.
The Winston Group conducted 3 national surveys over the winter -- one in each Dec., Jan. and Feb. -- to find out who Tea Party members are and what drives them. Over the course of the surveys, they found that more than half (58%) IDed themselves as GOPers, with 28% claiming to be indies and 13% Dems. But 65% IDed themselves as conservatives, while 26% said they were moderates.
Tea Partiers also skewed older and male. Of those associated with the Tea Party, 56% were male, compared to 48% of the electorate as a whole. Just 14% were between the ages of 18-34, while 20% of all voters are under 35.
Read the rest here, also go to this link for report they are using. 

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