Democrats still on wrong side of drilling issue

Rasmussen Reports:

Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) support going ahead with offshore oil drilling, an issue that John McCain seized on in early June as a way to help lower gas prices and has since forced Barack Obama to at least partially agree with.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that over half (55%) agree with the Republican’s proposal to build more nuclear plants, although 32% disagree.

Forty-eight percent (48%) favor Obama’s proposal to give $4 billion in federal aid to the troubled auto industry to build fuel efficient cars, but 39% are opposed to his plan. Forty-six percent (46%) oppose the Democrat’s idea to give a $7,000 tax credit to Americans who buy a hybrid vehicle, although nearly as many (44%) are in favor of it.

Forty-two percent (42%) said that offshore oil drilling would have the biggest impact in terms of reducing the price of oil -- a far higher percentage than believe that for several other options now being floated by the two major presidential candidates. Building more nuclear plants and encouraging the development of fuel efficient cars through government funding are each seen by 16% of voters as the best way to reduce the price of oil. For 11%, giving tax credits to encourage the purchase of hybrid vehicles is viewed as the best way to push down energy prices.

Only 20% of Americans now oppose offshore drilling, which Obama initially opposed but is now willing to consider in conjunction with development of alternative energy sources. The number of those who support offshore drilling trends slightly higher than it has in earlier surveys.

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With the Democrat alternatives down in the teens, it is hard to see why Obama is still getting as much support as he does. Voters were apparently not asked whether they thought time inflation would solve the problem. With the daily tracking poll still giving Obama a slight edge, I think voters are not being honest with the pollsters on candidate preference or on the issues, because the two do not match up. I tend to think they are being more honest on the issues.