Moderate Republicans Less Positive Toward Tea Party Percent with favorable rating of the Tea Party
The sharpest falloff during that period came among moderate and liberal Republicans. Just 27% of moderates and liberals expressed a favorable view, down 19 points from the previous June. The Tea Party’s ratings declined even among conservatives, from 74% favorable in June of that year to 65% in October.
Moderate Republicans Less Positive  | Toward Tea Party  | Percent with favorable rating of the Tea Party  | JUNE 2013  | OCTOBER 2013  | Change in  | Favorable Unfavorable Favorable Unfavorable  | Favorability Change  | Conservative Republicans 74%  | 16%  | 65%  | 21%  | Conservative Republicans  | Moderate/ Liberal  | 46  | 35  | 27  | 42  | -19  | Republicans  | Note: "Can it rate figures omitted  | Source: Pew Research figures Center survey Oct. 913 2013  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 