New Poll Shows Americans are More Likely to Vote for Candidates Who Support Clean Energy Legislation
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Yesterday NRDC Action Fund released a new poll showing, once again, that Americans are overwhelmingly in favor of clean energy legislation. The NRDC Action Fund polled voters in 23 close Congressional races and found they were far more likely to vote for candidates who support clean energy legislation.
Heather Taylor-Miesle of NRDC explains:
“In fact, a majority of voters (almost 53% on average) in tight races around the country said they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports a climate bill.”
For a compelling and detailed analysis of the polling data, please read Heather’s blog.
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What is not stated here is what those polled may have been told before a question was asked and exactly what was asked. This can produce a desired outcome. On the other hand,
In late June, Rasmussen Reports surveyed 1000 adults. The poll showed that only 12% of respondents were strongly in favor of climate legislation, while 25% were strongly opposed. And 42% said that the measure would hurt the economy, while only 19% said it would help.
The Rasmussen pollsters merely asked respondents if they’d been following the news reports about the climate change bill, before asking if they support it or not. “We used as neutral language as we could,” says Rasmussen.