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'Tea party' polls better than GOP

Dec. 7, 2009
About 23 percent prefer tea party candidate while GOP gets 18 percent. Dems get 36 percent.
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo