> Politicians doing a good job keeping the blame away from them.  Phyllis
>

And lots of voters in denial about their car buying decisions and
gas-guzzling habits.

--bill
>
>
> E&ENews PM
> Monday, June 5, 2006
> CAMPAIGN 2006: Voters blame oil companies for high gas prices -- poll
> Lucy Kafanov, E&ENews PM reporter
> With gas prices hovering at $3 a gallon, most American voters are driving
> less and cutting household spending and favoring Democrats to manage
> energy prices, according to a poll by Quinnipiac University.
> Fifty-six percent of voters surveyed said they have cut back
> significantly on their driving. Low-income voters seem to be most
> affected, with 67 percent making less than $30,000 saying they are
> driving less, compared to 34 percent of those making more than $100,000 a
> year.
> The poll, released on June 2, found that driving habits also broke down
> along party lines: 47 percent of Republican voters said they are driving
> less, compared to 60 percent of Democrats.
> Forty-six percent of voters said Democrats would do a better job on gas
> prices, compared to 25 percent who thought Republicans are better suited
> for the task. Among Republicans, 59 percent said their party would do a
> better job, while 78 percent of Democrats and 45 percent of independent
> voters say Democrats will do better.
> An overwhelming majority, 90 percent, blame oil companies for the their
> financial pain at the pump. Eighty-two percent blame oil-producing
> countries, 69 percent blame normal supply and demand, 64 percent blame
> President Bush and 52 percent Americans who drive gas-guzzlers.
> The poll of 1,534 registered voters nationwide was conducted May 23-30
> with a sampling error margin of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
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