Posted on 08/27/2008 10:36:46 AM PDT by Tarpon
As discussion regarding domestic exploration for oil and natural gas off Florida’s coast grips the nation’s attention, new poll results today released by Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) demonstrate a significant increase in the percent of Floridians in favor of drilling off the state’s coast over the percent of those in favor this time last year. The McLaughlin & Associates poll, conducted last week, concluded 73.2 percent of Floridians favor drilling for oil off the coast of Florida – a 10 percentage-point increase over the previous year’s poll results.
Further, the results show bipartisan support of the issue with the majority of Florida Democrats (63 percent) and Republicans (84 percent) in favor. Seventy percent of Independents were also in favor of offshore drilling.
“We have been polling this issue for more than two years and the numbers speak for themselves. It doesn’t matter if you call yourself a conservative, a liberal or a moderate, the message Floridians are sending is consistently clear – we favor drilling, and the numbers just keep going up,” said Barney Bishop, president and CEO of AIF. “Washington, this is your wake-up call. Now is the time to break from traditional party lines and help alleviate our country’s dependence on foreign oil by listening to your constituents and their call for increased domestic oil exploration.”
The oil rigs make excellent fish attractors.
The biggest applause McCain got when he was on Leno the other night was when he said we’ve got to drill offshore. Huge applause. There you go.
I agree. Why should the folks in Texas and Louisiana be the only ones who get to sportfish for snapper and other fish who congregate around the oil production platforms.
Floridians demand equal opportunity!!!!!!
We just heard from the “2nd. coming” NO chance for drilling, but only for CHANGE!!!
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