National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 10, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Should offshore oil drilling be allowed?

64% Yes
20% No
16% Not sure

2* Do you favor or oppose building more nuclear plants in America?

55% Favor
32% Oppose
13% Not sure

3* A proposal has been made for the federal government to provide $4 billion in guaranteed loans and tax credits to the U.S. automobile industry. The money would be used to help the industry retool to build more fuel-efficient cars and develop batteries for plug-in hybrid cars that get up to 150 m.p.g.. Do you favor or oppose providing $4 billion of federal assistance to help the auto industry build more fuel-efficient cars and develop batteries for plug-in hybrid cars?

48% Favor
39% Oppose
13% Not sure

4* Another proposal has been made to give a $7,000 tax credit to Americans who buy a hybrid vehicle. Do you favor or oppose giving a $7,000 tax credit to people who buy a hybrid vehicle?

44% Favor
46% Oppose
10% Not sure

5* Which of the following would have the biggest impact on reducing the price of gas and oil: offshore oil drilling, building more nuclear power plants, financial assistance to help the auto industry build more fuel efficient cars, or giving tax credits to Americans who buy a hybrid vehicle?

42% Offshore drilling
16% Building more nuclear power plants
16% Financial assistance to help the auto industry build more fuel efficient cars
11% Giving tax credits to Americans who buy a hybrid vehicle
16% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence