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Poll: Tea Partiers wealthier, more educated than general public

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Tea Party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, and are no more or less afraid of falling into a lower socioeconomic class, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

The 18 percent of Americans who identify themselves as Tea Party supporters tend to be Republican, white, male, married and older than 45.

Full story: Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated – NYTimes.com