Marist College Poll 2010

Oil Spill
Conducted 6/17-24; surveyed 813 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.4% (release, 6/30).

Would You Say Obama's Response To The Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico Is Better/Worse/About The Same As George W. Bush's Response To Hurricane Katrina? (RVs)

-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
Better      37% 59% 14% 33% 34% 39%
Worse       23   5  36  29  25  21
About same  34  28  44  34  36  33

Obama Handling Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico (RVs)

-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
Approve     46% 70% 29% 38% 45% 48%
Disapprove  53  28  70  62  55  52

BP Handling Oil Spill In The Gulf Of Mexico (RVs)

-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
Approve     17% 17% 22% 15% 17% 17%
Disapprove  83  83  78  86  83  82

Do You Support/Oppose A Moratorium On Drilling For New Oil Supplies In Currently Protected Areas Offshore, That Is, Do You Support/Oppose Temporarily Suspending New Offshore Drilling? (RVs)

-           All Dem GOP Ind Men Wom
Support     46% 57% 35% 42% 42% 49%
Oppose      45  33  57  49  53  39