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



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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