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So according to Fox Nation, the poll (from Quinnipiac<\/a>) shows higher negatives for the Democratic Party (51-35) than the Tea Party (42-29), which, of course, doesn’t exist<\/a>. That’s actually true, even if it isn’t a complete reading of the poll’s results (more on that later). What the Fox Nationalists omit from their sensationalist headline is that the Republican Party has even higher negatives (53-32) than the Democrats. The gap between the favorable and unfavorable numbers for the Democrats is 16%, while the gap for the GOP is much worse at 21%.<\/p>\n As for the Tea Party’s numbers, it is important to take into account a couple of significant factors. First of all, the survey reported that the number of people that have not heard enough about the Tea Party to have an opinion (29%) is about two and a half times more than for the Democrats and Republicans. Were that number lower, the negatives for the Tea Party would exceed those for the other parties based on the distribution of the Tea Party’s known numbers. Secondly, the Tea Party’s favorable numbers are lower than those for both the Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n The bottom line for this survey is that the numbers for the Democrats, while nothing to boast about, are better than either the Republicans or the Tea Party when fully analyzed. And that’s not quite the way the Fox Nationalists reported it – as usual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fox Nation continues to inhabit a universe that does not remotely resemble the real one that the rest of us inhabit. Take, for instance, this item posted today: So according to Fox Nation, the poll (from Quinnipiac) shows higher negatives for the Democratic Party (51-35) than the Tea Party (42-29), which, of course, doesn’t exist. 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Only $2.99 at Amazon.These right-wing dead-enders will simply never learn. After having deluded themselves into believing that President Obama's reelection was dead in the water, that Mitt Romney was a shoe-in to take up residency in the White House, and that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1577,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1577","url_meta":{"origin":5320,"position":1},"title":"New Tea Party Survey Affirms Overt Partisanship","author":"Mark NC","date":"3\/3\/2010","format":false,"excerpt":"In a story promoted by Fox Nation, they reference a \"survey\" that reveals conclusions that are diametrically opposed to what the Fox Nationalists assert. On the Fox Nation web site the story is headlined: New Tea Party Survey Destroys Media Myths. 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Here we have Fox Nation headlining that President Obama is more unpopular\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2243,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=2243","url_meta":{"origin":5320,"position":3},"title":"Is The GOP Ashamed Of Its Tea Party Base?","author":"Mark NC","date":"7\/28\/2010","format":false,"excerpt":"This morning the Fox Nation has placed as its top story an article on the Democrats' new campaign to tie Tea Partyists to Republicans. Is that supposed to be a criticism? I thought the GOP and the Tea Baggers were best buddies. Republican candidates across the nation have embraced the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Election"","block_context":{"text":"Election","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=152"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3099,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=3099","url_meta":{"origin":5320,"position":4},"title":"Fox News Hosts Election Night Tea Party Zone","author":"Mark NC","date":"10\/29\/2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Fair and Balanced Fox News: Don't forget to visit us on Election Day. We'll have all the election coverage from Democrats to Republicans and also host a special Tea Party Zone that night. We'll see you there! So Fox is hosting a special Tea Party Zone on election night? 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