Survey: Most Libertarians Don't Identify With Tea Party

61 percent don't, according to a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute

Most American libertarians do not consider themselves part of the conservative Tea Party movement despite a public perception that the two political groups are linked, according to a national survey released on Tuesday.

Libertarians, who generally support maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of government, differ sharply with the Tea Party and religious conservatives on issues such as abortion and decriminalization of marijuana, according to the survey by the non-partisan Public Religion Research Institute.

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[Will Nonya]

They're grouped together by their opponents because it's easy to portray them both as fringe elements of the GOP. Which is a disservice to both groups.

[DarkHorseSki]

Most tea party groups that I know are NOT concerned about social issues. Only a vocal few, that have been helpfully promoted by a media that wants to destroy the tea party, are really corrupted by the social conservatives, or at least consider social conservative values as being equal to fiscal conservative values.