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Thursday, June 24, 2010

NBC News/Wall Street Journal

Oil Spill
Conducted 6/17-21 by Hart (D)/McInturff (R); surveyed 1,000 adults; margin of error +/- 3.1%. Subsample of 879 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.3% (release, 6/23). Party ID breakdown of main sample (with leaners): 45%D, 36%R, 14%I.

When It Comes To ___, Do You Think We Need More/Less/About The Same Amount Or Regulation As There Is Now?
-                           More Less SameAmount NoRegulation
The oil industry 65% 16% 17% --
Wall St. firms 57 15 22 1
Big corporations 53 21 23 --
The health insurance
industry 52 27 18 --
Small businesses 12 52 33 1

Obama Handling Aftermath Of The Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Approve     42%
Disapprove 50

Do You Support/Oppose A Proposal To Allow More Drilling For Oil Off The Coast Of The U.S.?
-           Now 5/10
Support 53% 60%
Oppose 42 34

Do You Support/Oppose An Energy Proposal Designed To Reduce Carbon Emissions And Increase The Use Of Alternative And Renewable Energy Sources, Even If It Means An Increase In The Cost Of Energy?
Support     63%
Oppose 31

When It Comes To Oil Drilling Off U.S. Coasts, Do You Think The Potential Benefits To The Economy Outweigh The Potential Harm To The Environment, Or Do You Think The Potential Harm To The Environment Outweighs The Potential Benefits To The Economy?
-                                         Now 5/10
Harm to environment outweighs economy 48% 41%
Benefits to economy outweigh environment 46 53
A little of both 2 1

When It Comes To Dealing With The Oil Spill In The Gulf, Do You Feel That ___ Has Done More/Less/About As Much As Can Be Expected? (Half Sample)
-                           More AsMuchAsCanBeExpected Less
B. Obama 9% 39% 50%
Federal gov't, including
Interior and EPA 6 30 57
Congress 5 34 53
BP 3 24 69

How Much Do You Think The Gulf Coast Oil Spill Will Affect The Nation's Economy? (Half Sample)
-               Now 5/10
A great deal 41% 28%
Quite a bit 28 25
Some 22 34
Very little 6 10
Not affect 2 2

How Much Do You Think The Gulf Coast Oil Spill Will Affect The Nation's Environment? (Half Sample)
A great deal    59%
Quite a bit 23
Some 14
Very little 2
Not affect 1

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