Scott Rasmussen of Rasmussen Reports replies that both tea partiers and Republicans are “all looking for ways to vote against Democrats right now, but they're not exactly the same ... these tea party people will vote Republican in 2010.”

Previously:

REPORT: “Fair and balanced” Fox News aggressively promotes “tea party” protests

Fox News “hops” aboard Tea Party Express with rampant promotions, live coverage

Fox News now giving publicity to Republican Governors' “Tea Party 2.0”

Fox promotion of tea parties follows years of attacking progressive demonstrators

On the house: Fox aired 107 ads for its coverage of tea party protests over 10 days