It's just not true. The teabaggers, as I have said in the past, are just the angry right-wing fringe of the Republican Party. The voters in the last election were registering their displeasure with government at not doing more to pull this country out of the recession (via job creation). It had nothing to do with teabagger beliefs.
The teabaggers are not at all close to mainstream thinking in this country. While they may be in agreement with most Americans in being unhappy with the government right now, that is as far as it goes. The huge majority of Americans think very differently from the teabaggers. Consider the following:
* About 84% of teabaggers are unhappy with how President Obama is doing his job, while only 35% of other Americans feel that way.
* Four times as many teabaggers want to repeal the new health care law than other Americans.
* Twice as many teabaggers want to extend the tax cuts for the wealthy as other Americans.
* About 86% of teabaggers want less government in people's lives and business, while only 35% of other Americans feel the same way.
* Teabaggers are five times as likely to blame President Obama for the economy as other Americans.
* Teabaggers are three times as likely to believe President Obama's policies will hurt the country as other Americans.
* Teabaggers are twice as likely as other Americans to say the country is on the wrong track.
Jenny Beth Martin, national coordinator for the umbrella group Tea Party Patriots, says, "We are ordinary Americans." I disagree. The teabaggers are a far-right fringe group, while most Americans are centrist. They are not ordinary Americans, and are not representative of the vast majority of Americans.
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