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Toplines - Oil Drilling & Speed Limit - July 6, 2008

Toplines: National Speed Limit & Oil Drilling

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

July 6, 2008

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 California, Florida, and other states?

59% Yes

31% No

10% Not sure

2*A proposal has been made to allow oil drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge? Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

60% Favor

30% Oppose

10% Not sure

3* If the maximum highway speed limit was dropped to 55 miles per hour, would that reduce the price of gas and oil?

26% Yes

61% No

13% Not sure

4* A proposal has been made to impose a nationwide maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour. Do you favor or oppose this proposal?

34% Favor

59% Oppose

7% Not sure

5* What is more important, reducing the price of gas and oil or protecting the environment?

46% Reducing the price of gas and oil

38% Protecting the environment
15% Not sure

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