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Thirty percent of Americans now hold a favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement, a new low. The majority of Republicans express a favorable opinion of the group, yet 22% of Americans view themselves as supporters of the movement.

Gallup reviews the top stories of 2015, including Americans' views of Bernie Sanders and the Tea Party movement, what employees want from their managers and how government became the most important problem in the U.S.

Americans' partisan leanings have been stable over the past four years, with 47% identifying as Democrats or leaning Democratic and 42% identifying as Republicans or leaning Republican in 2019.

Ben Smith, cofounder and editor in chief of Semafor, joins the podcast to discuss the loss of faith in U.S. news and media and the major industry changes over recent decades that have created today's news environment.

Rand Paul begins his presidential campaign known by nearly seven in 10 Republicans and with an overall net favorable score of +34. Paul outperforms three of his potential GOP competitors in favorability among Republicans under age 50.

More Americans consider themselves strong opponents of the Tea Party movement than strong supporters, by 20% to 14%. Overall support for the Tea Party has dipped to 25%, a new low, and lower than the 29% average seen previously.

Tea Party supporters overwhelmingly disapprove of the agreement reached by President Obama and Congress to raise the federal debt ceiling, by a 68% to 22% margin.

About half of Americans, 47%, now have an unfavorable image of the Tea Party movement, the highest since it emerged on the national scene. While 60% of Republicans view the Tea Party favorably, 24% have an unfavorable opinion.

A majority of U.S. adults continue to say the major U.S. political parties do such a poor job representing Americans that a third party is needed. The 58% wanting a third party is little changed from last year.