<P> A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted in April 2012 showed 44% of likely U.S. voters held at least a somewhat favorable view of Tea Party activists, while 49% share an unfavorable opinion of them . When asked if the Tea Party movement would help or hurt Republicans in the 2012 elections, 53% of Republicans said they see the Tea Party as a political plus . </P> <P> A February 2014 article from Forbes.com reported about the past few years, "Nationally, there is no question that negative views of the Tea Party have risen . But core support seems to be holding steady ." In October 2013, Rasmussen Reports research found as many respondents, 42% of them to be exact, identify with the Tea Party as with President Obama . However, while 30% of those polled viewed the movement favorably, 50% were unfavorable; in addition, 34% considered the movement a force for good while 43% considered them bad for the nation . On major national issues, 77% of Democrats said their views were closest to Obama's; in contrast, 76% of Republicans and 51% of unaffiliated voters identified closely with the Tea Party . </P> <P> Other survey data over recent years show past trends of partisan divides about the Tea Party remaining . For example, a Pew Research Center poll from October 2013 reported that 69% of Democrats had an unfavorable view of the movement in contrast to 49% of independents and 27% of Republicans . A CNN / ORC poll also conducted October 2013 generally showed that 28% of Americans were favorable to the Tea party while 56% were unfavorable . In an AP / GfK survey from January 2014, 27% of respondents stated that they considered themselves a Tea Party supporter in comparison to 67% that said that they were not . </P> <P> Beginning in 2009, the Gadsden flag became widely used as a protest symbol by Tea Party protesters nationwide . It was also displayed by members of Congress at Tea Party rallies . Some lawmakers dubbed it a political symbol due to the Tea Party connection and the political nature of Tea Party supporters . </P>

A social conservative would most likely support which of the following