Tea Party Has Lots of 'Closet' Fans

The Tea Party has a lot of silent admirers out there. In a new Christian Science Monitor poll, 44% of respondents said they saw the movement in a favorable light, even though 40% of those supporters said they’d never attend a Tea Party event. “The general party line says the Tea Party is fringe," says one pollster, “but I think most of the public hasn’t bought that.” The movement remains hugely divisive however; 41% hold an unfavorable view of it. For other Tea Party news, click here.