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Toplines - Drilling and Conservation - July 14, 2008
National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to help reduce the
price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says it would not reduce
the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil wells off the
coasts of 67% Yes 25% No 8% Not sure 2* Do you favor or oppose proposals that would require Americans to
conserve energy and reduce the amount of oil we consume? 55% Favor 24% Oppose 21% Not sure 3* Would you favor or oppose a proposal to allow
offshore oil drilling if that proposal also required Americans to conserve
energy and reduce the amount of oil we consume? 49% Favor 31% Oppose 20% Not sure 4* Okay… Would you favor or oppose a proposal to allow offshore oil
drilling if that proposal did not require Americans to conserve energy and
reduce the amount of oil we consume? 45% Favor 37% Oppose 18% Not sure 5* Would you favor or oppose a proposal that
required Americans to conserve energy and reduce the amount of oil we consume
but did not allow offshore drilling? 28% Favor 49% Oppose 23% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |