The tea party's least favorite Republicans

Some of the biggest names in the Republican Party are disliked by the tea party movement, according to a new survey by POLITICO.

Some of the GOP leaders in the dog house:

The party's 2008 presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, was the Republican most cited as a disappointment. Asked which three national Republicans they were most unhappy with, McCain was named by 18 respondents.

Other congressional Republicans considered disappointments included moderate-leaning Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, as well as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.

But also receiving multiple votes were two prominent party spokesmen, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele (who finished second to McCain), and two possible candidates for the party's 2012 presidential nomination, former Govs. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and Mike Huckabee of Arkansas.

Read the full article by Kenneth P. Vogel at the link below:

A POLITICO survey: The tea party's least favorite Republicans - Kenneth P. Vogel - POLITICO.com