Occupy Wall Street Now Less Popular Than the Tea Party
November 16, 2011 at 5:03 PM Leave a comment
The Occupy Wall Street movement is not wearing well with voters across the country. Only 33% now say that they are supportive of its goals, compared to 45% who say they oppose them. That represents an 11 point shift in the wrong direction for the movement’s support compared to a month ago when 35% of voters said they supported it and 36% were opposed. Most notably independents have gone from supporting Occupy Wall Street’s goals 39/34, to opposing them 34/42.
Voters don’t care for the Tea Party either, with 42% saying they support its goals to 45% opposed. But asked whether they have a higher opinion of the Tea Party or Occupy Wall Street movement the Tea Party wins out 43-37, representing a flip from last month when Occupy Wall Street won out 40-37 on that question. Again the movement with independents is notable- from preferring Occupy Wall Street 43-34, to siding with the Tea Party 44-40.
Way to go corporate media.
Example: The teaser on my local ABC/Denver channel for tonight’s local news is: “Occupy Denver threatening the safety of people in other parts of the city.” The gist of the report will probably be that the police have to spend sooooooo much time at Occupy Denver, people are oh, I don’t know, dying in other parts of the city.
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