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June 9, 2010 - Crist Edges Rubio In 3-Way Florida Senate Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Oppose Offshore Drilling In 48-Point Swing

Word format Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an independent, edges Republican Marco Rubio 37 - 33 percent in the U.S. Senate race, with 17 percent for Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. If Jeff Greene gets the Democratic nod, Crist tops Rubio 40 - 33 percent with 14 percent for Greene.
In the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Florida voters oppose 51 - 42 percent increasing the amount of offshore oil drilling, a 48-point swing from the 66 - 27 percent support for drilling in an April 19 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.
President Barack Obama's job approval is a negative 40 - 54 percent, his lowest point ever in Florida and down from a 50 - 45 percent approval April 19, right after his call for increased offshore drilling.
Two Republicans, State Attorney General Bill McCollum and health care executive Rick Scott, lead Democrat Alex Sink 42 - 34 percent and 42 - 32 percent respectively in the race for Governor. A three-way race including independent Bud Chiles scrambles the race considerably. But a three-way gubernatorial race was tested only after Chiles announced his independent candidacy and has a larger sampling error than the rest of the poll.
"Gov. Charlie Crist leads Marco Rubio by a nose in the Senate race. Obviously there is a long time until November, but the Governor is doing very well among independent voters, almost as well among Democrats as Meek, and better among Democrats than Greene," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "With Rubio getting two-thirds of the Republican vote, the fate of Gov. Crist, who switched from a Republican to independent six weeks ago, depends heavily on his ability to appeal to Democratic voters."
"Clearly, the gulf oil spill has changed the way Floridians view offshore drilling and almost certainly is responsible for the drop in President Obama's approval rating," said Brown. "Voters disapprove 54 - 37 percent of the way Obama is handling the spill."
In a three way race with Meek, Crist gets 28 percent of Republicans, 37 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of independents. Against Rubio and Greene, Crist gets 28 percent of Republicans, 46 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of independents. By contrast, Rubio gets just 7 percent of Democrats and 26 percent of independents in the Meek matchup and 6 percent of Democrats and 25 percent of independents with Greene in the race.
"Gov. Crist's candidacy still benefits from a substantial name recognition advantage. While only 11 percent of voters say they don't know enough about Crist to have an opinion, for Rubio that number is 34 percent. And more than 69 percent don't know enough about Meek or Greene to have formed a view. Since Crist's chance of victory depends on a substantial showing among Democrats, the question is whether he'll retain his current share among them once the eventual Democratic nominee becomes better known," said Brown.
With Chiles on the ballot, McCollum leads in the governor's race, with 33 percent to 25 percent for Sink and 19 percent for Chiles. If Scott is the GOP nominee, he gets 35 percent with Sink at 26 percent and Chiles at 13 percent.
McCollum is the best known candidate for governor with only 32 percent of voters not knowing enough about him to have an opinion, compared to 56 percent for Sink, 46 percent for Scott and 81 percent for Chiles, son of former Governor and Senator Lawton Chiles.
"The governor's race was close even before Chiles entered it. But now, it's a whole new and even closer ballgame. The dynamics of a three-way race will force the Republican and Democratic candidates to reconsider their strategies," said Brown. "Ms. Sink remains relatively unknown after four years as Florida's chief financial officer. Scott, a political unknown until his multi-million dollar TV ad buys, is actually better known than she at this point."
From June 1 - 7, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,133 Florida voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. For the Chiles matchups, there were 435 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.7 percent.
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1. If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Alex Sink the Democrat and Bill McCollum the Republican, for whom would you vote?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Sink 34% 8% 72% 33% 31% 35% 14% McCollum 42 77 8 40 45 40 69 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 5 3 3 2 DK/NA 19 11 19 21 18 20 12 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Sink 33% 35% 24% 26% 43% McCollum 42 36 54 46 35 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 4 2 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 1 4 4 DK/NA 19 22 18 22 18
TREND: If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Alex Sink the Democrat and Bill McCollum the Republican, for whom would you vote?
Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 27 Oct 21 Aug 19 Jun 9 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 Sink 34 36 31 32 34 38 McCollum 42 40 41 36 38 34 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 - 2 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 2 2 1 2 DK/NA 19 21 25 27 25 25
2. If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Alex Sink the Democrat and Rick Scott the Republican, for whom would you vote?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Sink 32% 4% 69% 34% 28% 36% 13% Scott 42 81 8 35 48 38 70 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 1 1 4 3 2 1 DK/NA 21 11 20 24 19 23 14 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Sink 32% 31% 22% 28% 46% Scott 46 39 50 48 34 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 3 3 1 2 DK/NA 19 27 23 21 17
3. If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Alex Sink the Democrat, Rick Scott the Republican and Bud Chiles running as an independent candidate, for whom would you vote?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Sink 26% 6% 64% 19% 22% 29% 5% Scott 35 73 7 26 39 31 64 Chiles 13 7 11 20 15 12 13 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1 - - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - 2 5 1 3 2 DK/NA 23 14 16 29 22 25 15
4. If the 2010 election for Governor were being held today and the candidates were Alex Sink the Democrat, Bill McCollum the Republican and Bud Chiles running as an independent candidate, for whom would you vote?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Sink 25% 9% 56% 19% 23% 26% 9% McCollum 33 67 6 29 36 31 54 Chiles 19 12 16 24 19 18 17 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 1 - 1 1 5 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 2 6 3 3 2 DK/NA 19 8 19 22 17 21 13
5. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Kendrick Meek the Democrat, Marco Rubio the Republican, and Charlie Crist running as an independent candidate, for whom would you vote?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Meek 17% 2% 44% 10% 13% 20% 7% Rubio 33 64 7 26 39 29 55 Crist 37 28 37 51 36 38 29 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - 1 1 1 - 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - 1 2 2 1 - DK/NA 11 6 11 10 9 12 7 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Meek 15% 12% 13% 9% 27% Rubio 37 31 41 37 25 Crist 35 39 34 40 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 1 - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 3 1 - 1 DK/NA 13 14 10 14 7
TREND: If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Kendrick Meek the Democrat, Marco Rubio the Republican, and Charlie Crist running as an independent candidate, for whom would you vote?
Jun 9 Apr 15 2010 2010 Meek 17 24 Rubio 33 30 Crist 37 32 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 1 DK/NA 11 13
6. If the 2010 election for United States Senator were being held today and the candidates were Jeff Greene the Democrat, Marco Rubio the Republican, and Charlie Crist running as an independent candidate, for whom would you vote?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Greene 14% 2% 35% 10% 13% 16% 8% Rubio 33 66 6 25 36 31 56 Crist 40 28 46 51 39 40 29 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - 1 1 - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 DK/NA 11 4 11 12 10 12 5 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Greene 13% 11% 14% 12% 19% Rubio 34 33 40 38 25 Crist 39 36 34 43 47 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 - 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 - - 1 DK/NA 11 16 11 7 9
7. Is your opinion of - Kendrick Meek favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 17% 5% 34% 16% 16% 17% 6% Unfavorable 13 21 6 11 18 8 18 Hvn't hrd enough 69 72 59 72 63 74 75 REFUSED 1 1 1 - 2 1 2
TREND: Is your opinion of Kendrick Meek favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
FAVORABLE..... High Low Jun 9 Apr 15 Jan 26 Oct 21 Aug 19 Oct 21 Apr 16 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 Favorable 17 18 18 20 14 20 11 Unfavorable 13 8 8 8 5 8 6 Hvn't hrd enough 69 73 72 71 80 71 82 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8. Is your opinion of - Jeff Greene favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 11% 4% 16% 15% 10% 12% 7% Unfavorable 11 13 11 8 14 8 12 Hvn't hrd enough 77 81 73 77 75 78 79 REFUSED 1 2 - - 1 1 3
9. Is your opinion of - Maurice Ferre favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 8% 5% 14% 7% 9% 8% 6% Unfavorable 6 8 7 4 8 4 4 Hvn't hrd enough 84 85 79 88 81 87 89 REFUSED 2 2 1 1 2 1 2
10. Is your opinion of - Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 36% 63% 8% 31% 44% 29% 53% Unfavorable 28 11 47 30 29 26 17 Hvn't hrd enough 34 25 43 37 25 42 28 REFUSED 2 1 2 1 2 2 1
TREND: Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? (*High also 36% Apr 2010)
FAVORABLE..... High Low Jun 9 Apr 15 Jan 26 Oct 21 Aug 19 Jun 9 Apr 16 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 2009 Favorable 36 36 32 24 15 36 10 Unfavorable 28 22 14 11 9 28 11 Hvn't hrd enough 34 41 53 64 74 34 78 REFUSED 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
11. Is your opinion of - Charlie Crist favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 52% 44% 55% 59% 53% 52% 40% Unfavorable 33 44 28 29 37 30 50 Hvn't hrd enough 11 9 12 10 8 14 9 REFUSED 3 3 5 1 3 4 1
TREND: Is your opinion of Charlie Crist favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
FAVORABLE..... High Low Jun 9 Apr 15 Jan 26 Oct 21 Aug 19 Feb 19 Apr 15 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2010 Favorable 52 48 52 58 60 68 48 Unfavorable 33 35 36 30 27 21 35 Hvn't hrd enough 11 13 8 10 9 9 13 REFUSED 3 3 3 2 3 3 3
12. Is your opinion of - Bill McCollum favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 37% 50% 18% 38% 40% 33% 47% Unfavorable 29 22 39 31 33 25 25 Hvn't hrd enough 32 26 42 28 25 39 25 REFUSED 2 2 1 2 2 3 3
TREND: Is your opinion of Bill McCollum favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? (*Attorney General Bill McCollum)
Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 27 Oct 21 Aug 19 Jun 9 Jan 21 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009* Favorable 37 38 35 34 42 40 40 Unfavorable 29 18 15 14 13 13 14 Hvn't hrd enough 32 41 48 50 43 46 44 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
13. Is your opinion of - Alex Sink favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 28% 14% 45% 33% 30% 27% 16% Unfavorable 14 23 6 13 20 9 20 Hvn't hrd enough 56 61 47 53 48 62 61 REFUSED 2 2 1 1 3 1 2
TREND: Is your opinion of Alex Sink favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her?
FAVORABLE..... High Low Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 27 Oct 21 Aug 19 Jun 9 Apr 19 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 2010 Favorable 28 22 24 23 23 28 22 Unfavorable 14 15 8 8 8 14 15 Hvn't hrd enough 56 61 68 68 68 56 61 REFUSED 2 2 1 1 1 2 2
14. Is your opinion of - Rick Scott favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 31% 54% 10% 29% 34% 28% 46% Unfavorable 22 12 39 22 22 22 16 Hvn't hrd enough 46 34 51 48 42 49 37 REFUSED 1 1 - 1 2 1 -
15. Is your opinion of - Bud Chiles favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Favorable 10% 5% 16% 9% 10% 10% 9% Unfavorable 7 7 7 7 9 5 7 Hvn't hrd enough 81 86 74 82 79 83 82 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 3 2 2
16. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charlie Crist is handling his job as Governor?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 57% 49% 61% 62% 55% 58% 46% Disapprove 35 44 31 33 39 31 48 DK/NA 8 7 8 5 6 11 5 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Approve 55% 54% 48% 60% 66% Disapprove 38 34 43 33 27 DK/NA 7 12 9 7 7
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Charlie Crist is handling his job as Governor? (*High approve also 73% Mar 2007)
APPROVE....... DIS.... High Low High Jun 9 Apr 15 Jan 26 Oct 21 Jul 19 Apr 15 Apr 15 2010 2010 2010 2009 2007* 2010 2010 Approve 57 49 50 59 73 49 49 Disapprove 35 39 38 31 11 39 39 DK/NA 8 12 12 11 16 12 12
17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 30% 35% 26% 30% 34% 26% 32% Disapprove 53 48 56 55 54 52 55 DK/NA 18 17 18 15 12 22 13 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Approve 28% 23% 29% 37% 35% Disapprove 56 58 54 46 48 DK/NA 16 19 17 18 17
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the state legislature is handling its job?
APPROVE....... DIS... High Low High Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 26 Oct 21 Sep 23 Jun 9 Jun 9 2010 2010 2010 2009 2004 2010 2010 Approve 30 32 36 32 51 30 30 Disapprove 53 51 46 47 34 53 53 DK/NA 18 17 18 21 15 18 18
18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Nelson is handling his job as United States Senator?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 47% 33% 61% 53% 48% 46% 42% Disapprove 31 49 13 30 37 26 42 DK/NA 22 18 26 17 15 28 16
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill Nelson is handling his job as United States Senator? (*High Dis also 31% Oct 2009)
APPROVE....... DIS.... High Low High Jun 9 Apr 15 Jan 26 Oct 21 Feb 6 Aug 12 Jun 9 2010 2010 2010 2009 2007 2004 2010 Approve 47 43 46 45 54 42 47 Disapprove 31 30 29 31 18 18 31 DK/NA 22 26 25 24 28 40 22
19. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George LeMieux is handling his job as United States Senator?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 21% 22% 18% 24% 24% 18% 18% Disapprove 25 30 23 24 28 23 29 DK/NA 54 48 60 53 48 60 53
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way George LeMieux is handling his job as United States Senator?
Jun 9 Apr 15 Jan 26 Oct 21 2010 2010 2010 2009 Approve 21 20 21 16 Disapprove 25 21 21 18 DK/NA 54 59 58 66
20. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill McCollum is handling his job as Florida's Attorney General?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 50% 61% 38% 51% 53% 47% 57% Disapprove 28 25 35 30 31 26 24 DK/NA 22 15 27 19 16 26 18 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Approve 52% 46% 58% 45% 47% Disapprove 31 29 28 23 28 DK/NA 18 25 14 32 26
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bill McCollum is handling his job as Florida's Attorney General?
APPROVE....... High Low Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 27 Oct 21 Aug 19 Jan 27 Oct 24 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 2007 Approve 50 51 56 53 53 56 44 Disapprove 28 25 20 19 16 20 17 DK/NA 22 24 24 27 31 24 39
21. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Alex Sink is handling her job as Florida's chief financial officer?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 42% 30% 58% 42% 43% 40% 33% Disapprove 25 36 15 25 27 23 32 DK/NA 33 34 27 33 30 37 35 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Approve 41% 45% 36% 38% 46% Disapprove 25 28 30 23 19 DK/NA 34 26 35 39 36
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Alex Sink is handling her job as Florida's Chief Financial Officer?
APPROVE....... High Low Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 27 Oct 21 Aug 19 Jun 9 Feb 18 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 2009 Approve 42 39 39 38 37 42 32 Disapprove 25 26 22 23 21 25 22 DK/NA 33 35 40 39 42 33 46
22. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 40% 6% 81% 43% 38% 42% 14% Disapprove 54 91 14 50 58 50 81 DK/NA 6 3 6 6 3 8 5
TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
APPROVE....... High Low Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 26 Oct 21 Aug 20 Feb 19 Jun 9 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2010 Approve 40 50 45 48 47 64 40 Disapprove 54 45 49 46 48 23 54 DK/NA 6 5 6 6 5 13 6
23. Do you think that most public officials make decisions based on principle and what they think is right, or do so based on what they think is popular at the time?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl What's right 15% 15% 22% 13% 15% 16% 13% What's popular 74 78 68 74 73 75 80 DK/NA 11 7 10 12 12 10 7
TREND: Do you think that most public officials make decisions based on principle and what they think is right, or do so based on what they think is popular at the time?
Jun 9 Oct 10 Jun 6 2010 2007 2007 What's right 15 18 19 What's popular 74 72 69 DK/NA 11 11 11
24. Whether you personally agree with him or not, do you believe Governor Charlie Crist makes decisions based on principle and what he thinks is right, or does he make decisions based on what he thinks is popular at the time?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl What's right 43% 39% 47% 46% 41% 45% 35% What's popular 48 55 44 47 52 45 58 DK/NA 8 7 9 7 7 10 7
TREND: Whether you personally agree with him or not, do you believe Governor Charlie Crist makes decisions based on principle and what he thinks is right, or does he make decisions based on what he thinks is popular at the time?
Jun 9 Jun 6 2010 2007 What's right 43 60 What's popular 48 25 DK/NA 8 15
25. Whether you personally agree with him or not, do you believe former House Speaker Marco Rubio makes decisions based on principle and what he thinks is right, or does he make decisions based on what he thinks is popular at the time?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl What's right 33% 52% 22% 30% 38% 29% 44% What's popular 42 28 54 47 42 43 33 DK/NA 24 20 25 24 20 28 23
26. Whether you personally agree with him or not, do you believe Congressman Kendrick Meek makes decisions based on principle and what he thinks is right, or does he make decisions based on what he thinks is popular at the time?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl What's right 20% 15% 35% 16% 20% 19% 13% What's popular 36 38 25 40 41 31 37 DK/NA 45 47 40 43 40 49 50
27. As you may know, Charlie Crist dropped out of the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate to run as an independent. Which statement about the Governor best represents your view - A) Charlie Crist left the Republican Party because he no longer agreed with the party's core beliefs or B) Charlie Crist left the Republican Party because he thought he could not win the nomination?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl A) No longer agreed 32% 20% 41% 37% 28% 35% 19% B)Could not win nom 60 76 48 57 64 56 72 DK/NA 8 5 11 6 8 9 9
28. Do you approve or disapprove of the federal health care overhaul?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 34% 4% 66% 41% 32% 36% 13% Disapprove 56 90 22 51 61 52 81 DK/NA 10 6 12 8 7 12 6
34. In general, do you support or oppose the United States increasing the amount of drilling for oil and natural gas in offshore waters?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Support 42% 61% 20% 41% 52% 33% 53% Oppose 51 33 71 55 44 58 41 DK/NA 6 6 9 4 4 9 6 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Support 45% 43% 50% 41% 33% Oppose 50 50 45 45 61 DK/NA 5 8 5 14 6
TREND: In general, do you support or oppose the United States increasing the amount of drilling for oil and natural gas in offshore waters?
Jun 9 Apr 19 Jan 27 2010 2010 2010 Support 42 66 63 Oppose 51 27 33 DK/NA 6 8 4
35. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Approve 37% 15% 67% 38% 38% 37% 22% Disapprove 54 82 25 51 57 52 70 DK/NA 8 3 8 10 5 11 8 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Approve 32% 43% 29% 32% 46% Disapprove 58 46 64 62 46 DK/NA 11 10 7 5 8
36. Does the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico make you less likely to support drilling for new oil supplies in currently protected areas off shore or not?
WtBrnAgn Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Evnglcl Yes 55% 38% 66% 62% 48% 60% 46% No 41 58 29 36 48 35 50 DK/NA 4 4 5 3 4 5 3 North/ PnHnd Bay Cntrl SthW SthE Yes 56% 55% 50% 45% 61% No 39 37 48 50 36 DK/NA 5 8 2 5 4