So Americans like the Tea Party less, the more they hear about it? So is OWS and its criminal nature more to their liking?
After all.. they`re the same people who put 0bama in office in 2008.
Nope, OWS polls just as bad or worse.
The problem is, generally speaking, the American public tend to like the politicians who offer the "can't we all just get along" oratory. You hear it all the time and poll after polls shows this, people always say they want politicians to get along and do bipartisan things - then they get upset when the very same politicians break their campaign pledges to appease that very attitude. This is why it is so important to be a happy warrior like Reagan.
What is very popular here - aggressive, confrontational attacks on Hussein tends to be, unfortunately, much less popular among the general population (particularly in the "center"). I think Newt wasn't able to catch on for just that reason. I'd watch him give great speeches taking on the media, establishment, etc, and show them to many otherwise conservative friends only to have them say Newt sounds angry, too opinionated, etc.
Some politicians seem to be able to get away with the plain spoken approach. Governor Christie is one of those. But for the most part, independents/moderates tend to view confrontational politicians and organizations fairly negatively.