THEY ALMOST ALWAYS GREATLY OVERESTIMATE THEIR POPULARITY

(h/t Zack Beauchamp at The Dish)

Glenn Beck falsely claimed that at least 500,000 people attended his Restoring Honor rally in DC on 8/28/2010 when the real number was around 87,000.   Michele "The Eyes" Bachmann goes one better when she estimates the support of the Tea Party:

“This is what the Tea Party stands for,’’ she continued. “They stand for the fact we are taxed enough already. And they also believe government shouldn’t spend more money than what it takes in, and they believe government should act within the limits and boundaries of the Constitution.


“This is mainstream America,’’ she said. “This is like 90 percent-plus of America.”

Mrs. Bachmann was flattering her audience. A New York Times/CBS News poll this summer found that 40 percent of the public viewed the Tea Party unfavorably, and 29 percent viewed it favorably.