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Ridiculous Columbus Dispatch letter-to-the-editor headline

It seems that Columbus Dispatch letters-to-the-editor are getting increasingly more ridiculous. I didn't even bother to read this following article, for the headline told me all I needed to know, as it read:  "Only socialists think Tea Party is radical."

Obviously... In a new Pew poll, it found that among moderate and liberal Republicans, the Tea Party has an approval rating of only 27%. Among people of every political stripe, they're seen favorably by just 30% of them and unfavorably by 49%. Ted Cruz's approval rating among mainstream Republicans is only at 25%.

In an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, it showed that only 21% of people approve of the Tea Party, while 47% disapprove. Not only that, but just 14% see Tea Party darling Ted Cruz favorably, while 28% do not.

Lastly, in a recent CNN poll, it showed that only 31% of respondents approve of the Tea Party and 54% do not.

Republican New York Representative Peter King has said that, "This party is nuts," and specifically targeted Ted Cruz during such statements.

John McCain and a few other Congressional Republicans have also taken shots at Tea Partiers in Congress.

So, does this mean that a solid majority of this country, including Congressional Republicans such as Peter King and John McCain, are socialists?

Magic 8 ball says: "My sources say no."

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/poll-gop-tea-party-98409.html

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/10/20903624-nbcwsj-poll-shutdown-debate-damages-gop?lite

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/30/politics/cnn-poll-congress-approval/

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