In a Choice Election on Energy, Voters Favoring Obama
August 25, 2012 By Silvio Marcacci 8 Comments
As the presidential campaign enters its home stretch and voters start making up their minds based on each candidate’s policy positions, 2012 is becoming a clear choice election on energy issues. And on energy, Americans heavily favor Barack Obama and clean energy technology.
This shift away from a fossil-fueled future is highlighted by a new USA Today/Gallup poll that finds Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points on energy issues. Respondents were asked which candidate they thought was better equipped to handle energy, and Obama received 53 percent of support, compared to just 40 percent for Romney.
The poll was conducted in the days immediately before Romney unveiled his plan to create American energy independence by 2020 by expanding oil drilling, approving the Keystone XL pipeline, loosening environmental regulations, and encouraging states to control energy production like fracking within their borders.
Shockingly, it was first teased at a fundraiser where Romney raised millions from oil company executives. Even more shockingly, his plan mentions climate change zero times while mentioning oil 154 times. Energy analysts have already called Romney’s plan unrealistic and his goal “almost impossible to reach.”
http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/25/in-a-choice-election-on-energy-voters-favoring-obama/