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For the People? 77% of Americans think Off shore Drilling is Important

by politisite | August 15, 2008 at 09:04 am

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Most Americans' want Congress work on the Energy problems facing this country. According to Rasmussion Reports, Six out of 10 Americans (61%) say Congress should return to Washington immediately to vote on lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling, according to a new report. The report further says, voters overwhelmingly expect Congress to adjourn this year without taking action.

Even more (67%) recognize that Republicans are the ones pushing for offshore drilling, and 77% say the issue is important to them in terms of how they will vote for Congress this November. Forty-five percent (45%) of voters say it is Very Important. Voters see a clear difference between the political parties on this issue as 61% perceive that congressional Democrats oppose offshore drilling.

While their leaders in Congress oppose a vote on drilling, half of Democratic voters(48%) think the Democratic-led Congress should return right away to deal with it. Just 40% of Nancy Pelosi's party disagree. Seventy eight percent (78%) of Republicans and unaffiliated voters, by a two-to-one margin, believe Congress should return to vote immediately.

Overall, 30% of voters say Congress does not need to return right away.

In a separate survey released Monday, Rasmussen Reports found that 64% of Americans now support going ahead with offshore oil drilling.

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joellerose

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at 11:19 on August 15th, 2008

politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff. Ordinary Americans rose up to stop Congress from granting amnesty to illegal aliens; now, hopefully, Congress will again pay attention.