Results: Gas prices too high? Who is to blame? Is this an election issue and more survey questions....
Published on 04/06/2012
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1.
1.
Do you approve of the way President Obama is handling the high gas price situation?
Yes
21%
3528 votes
No
45%
7375 votes
Not sure
34%
5527 votes
2.
2.
Do you consider high gas prices to be an election issue? Yes
47%
7757 votes
No
34%
5596 votes
Not sure
19%
3077 votes
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3.
Do you agree with President Obama's blocking of the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas pipeline? Yes
23%
3699 votes
No
37%
6053 votes
Not familiar with this
41%
6678 votes
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4.
Generally speaking, who do you blame most for high gas prices? Big oil companies
52%
8619 votes
Environmentalists
9%
1423 votes
Foreign countries control over production
24%
3903 votes
President Obama and his administration
15%
2485 votes
5.
5.
Which factors below do you think are the biggest contributor to the high price of gas? US and EU sanctions against Iran, holder of the second largest global oil reserve.
34%
5509 votes
Increased demand for oil from developing countries such as China and India
33%
5451 votes
The blocking of the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas pipeline
19%
3202 votes
Commodity speculation allowed for by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
16%
2601 votes
Decline in US gas reserves, resulting from the shutdown of four refineries in Pennsylvania
24%
3865 votes
Decline in EU reserves from the shutdown of five refineries in Europe
12%
1947 votes
Reduction in global exports from war torn countries Syria, Yemen and South Sudan
19%
3046 votes
Other (please specify)
10%
1616 votes
6.
6.
President Obama is said to have heavily supported green energy, granting billions of dollars in subsidies to companies with alternative energy projects. With gas prices up over 20% this year and expected to rise higher some claim he appears to be back tracking. What do you think? He should stick to his guns; continue to push green; high gas prices will help this endeavor
40%
6566 votes
Getting re-elected is his primary concern; I am happy that he is back tracking his position to support infrastructure that leverages domestic resources
31%
5026 votes
This is good for the Republicans
21%
3463 votes
Other (please specify)
8%
1375 votes
7.
7.
Have or will you change your life style in any of these ways because of high gas pump prices? I have or plan to purchase a more fuel efficient car
31%
5140 votes
Will take transit or other transportation alternatives to driving my own car
20%
3286 votes
I am holding off buying a car
20%
3300 votes
I won’t be boating as often
9%
1487 votes
I won’t be taking holidays that require driving or hefty fuel surcharges until the price comes down
34%
5571 votes
Other (please specify)
10%
1675 votes
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