According to WISER, the study, "Led by Prof. Christopher Parker... examines what Americans think about the issues of race, public policy, national politics, and President Obama, one year after the inauguration of the first African American president." In this study, Tea Party adherents were found to be the most dismissive of racial and sexual oppression, and the most accepting of government intrusion into the private lives of citizens, in the areas of sexuality, religion, race and politics.