From the latest poll done by Quinnipiac University:
This poll was done before the Oakland General Strike.
By a 39 - 30 percent margin, American voters have an unfavorable opinion of the Occupy Wall Street movement, with 30 percent who don't know enough about it for an opinion.
What's very interesting is the breakdown:
-Republicans are 67% unfavorable; 10% favorable; 23% haven't heard enough.
-Democrats are 45% favorable; 19% unfavorable; 36% haven't heard enough.
-Independents are 29% favorable; 42% unfavorable; 28% haven't heard enough
- College educated are more likely to have heard enough than those without college; college educated are more favorable (38%) than their less educated counterparts (26%), but a majority are still unfavorable (42%).
- A majority of all income groups are unfavorable, including those with incomes under $30k, but 42% of those with incomes under $30k haven't heard enough.
-Large percentages of blacks (43%); hispanics (42%); and those aged 18-34 (45%) haven't heard enough, but majorities of those who have heard enough in all three groups are favorable (35%, 32% and 30% respectivley).
-the most strongly unfavorable groups Born Again Evangelicals (54%); Military Households (48%); incomes over $100k (45%); whites (44%); 55+ (43%); men (43%).
It's interesting that, based on this poll, being a Democrat is the stongest predictor of support of the OWS movement.
This poll differs from an earlier poll showing a plurality supportive of OWS movement. It will be interesting to see if subsequent polls confirm a shift away from support of the OWS movement. Hopefully not.