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\"Minority<\/a><\/p>\n

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Senator Mitch McConnell waves to supporters after his victory in the state\u00a0Republican primary over Tea Party challenger Matt Bevin, May 20, 2014.\u00a0Credit: Win McNamee\/Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n

The round of Republican primaries held Tuesday has been headlined as a tide-turning victory of the GOP establishment over Tea Party insurgents, with the most notable one being the win scored in Kentucky<\/a> by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell over a well-funded opponent. But whatever yesterday\u2019s votes portend, polls have been showing a decline in Tea Party support among Republicans since their peak of influence in 2010.<\/p>\n\n

\"GOP's<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

In asking Republicans whether they agree or disagree with the Tea Party, Pew Research surveys found that agreement has fallen from 48% in March 2010 to 33% in our most recent poll<\/a> conducted in late April this year.\u00a0At one point agreement with the Tea Party dipped to 28% in May 2013, during the long budget standoff between congressional Republican leaders and the White House.<\/p>\n\n

This decline continued a trend noted in several surveys that asked the question a different way: whether Republicans had a favorable or unfavorable view of the movement. Republicans with a favorable view declined from a peak of 64% in August 2011 to 53% last fall, according to our October 2013 poll<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

\"GOP<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

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\u2019s ratings declined even among conservatives, from 74% favorable in June of that year to 65% in October.<\/p>\n\n

Other recent polls show\u00a0a similar trend.<\/p>\n\n

A CBS News survey<\/a> conducted May 16-19 found that 32% of Republicans consider themselves to be Tea Party supporters, down 10 points since February and 23 points since July 2010.<\/p>\n\n

Similarly, Gallup reported that the share of Republicans and Republican leaners who called themselves Tea Party supporters had dropped from 61% in November 2010 to 41% today, according to a survey conducted in late April<\/a>. However, one strength that Tea Party adherents maintain when it comes to their potential impact in the party is that they are more enthusiastic, by a 52% to 35% margin, about voting in this year\u2019s midterm elections than all other Republicans.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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