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Toplines - Drilling Legislation - July 28, 2008
National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters 1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about
the Congressional debate on offshore drilling? 39% Very
closely 18% Not
very closely 4% Not at all 1% Not sure 2* How likely is it that Congress will lift the ban on
offshore oil drilling in the next month? 9% Very likely 34% Somewhat likely 35% Not
very likely 11% Not at
all likely 11% Not
sure 3* Some members of Congress are
preventing any other energy-related legislation from passing until a vote is
allowed lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling. Do you agree or
disagree with this position? 28% Agree 46% Disagree 26% Not
sure 4* When it
comes to reducing energy prices what is more important placing more regulation
on energy speculators or lifting the ban on drilling for offshore oil? 45% Placing
more regulation on energy speculators 42% Lifting
the ban on drilling for offshore oil 12% Not sure 5* Which presidential candidate proposed lifting the ban on
offshore drilling, John McCain or Barack Obama? 64% John McCain 13% Barack Obama 23% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |