Energized

By Eric Pfeiffer | July 8, 2008 1:49 PM | | Comments (0)

I have a story on the CQ Politics main site today looking at Republican efforts to make the energy debate their new signature issue, along the lines of gun rights, abortion, taxes and the judiciary:

That belief is based on a series of recent polls showing newfound support for offshore oil drilling and a dip in support for conservation.

"There's been a monumental shift towards exploration," said Josh Holmes, a spokesman for the Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

A Pew Research Center study found support for increased energy exploration had risen from 35 percent in February to 47 percent in June. Likewise, those citing increased energy conservation as a priority dropped 10 points, from 55 percent to 45 percent. The same study also shows 50 percent of respondents favor drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), including 36 percent of Democrats and 48 percent of Independents.


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