Shock poll: D.C. insiders not real keen on tea party

Washingtonians involved in the political or policy process believe overwhelmingly that tea party candidates will not “be able to bring change to Washington.” Only 11 percent of D.C. insiders polled said they thought the tea party could bring change, compared with 77 percent who did not.

Additionally, 33 percent of Washington elites believe tea party candidates have been the most negative during the 2010 campaign; 30 percent said Democrats have been the most negative, while 26 percent pointed to Republicans…

The survey also shows, however, that Washington elites and the public as a whole share a similar dissatisfaction with the two major political parties. Forty percent of the general public and 44 percent of elites would consider voting for a third-party candidate in the 2012 presidential election.