The Tea Party and the religious right have a complex, overlapping relationship, a new poll on conservative trends found. Half of those who identified as members of the Tea Party also considered themselves part of the Christian right, a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute found. Overall, 11% of the approximately 3,000 respondents identified with the Tea Party movement, while 22% described themselves as Christian conservative, reports the Washington Post.
One difference found between the two overlapping groups came on the subject of media: 57% of Tea Partiers said Fox News was the best source for "accurate information about politics and current events," while 39% of Christian conservatives said so.
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