Drill Baby Drilling Down On The Poll Results

Rasmussen's looking to make a point for the GOP with their new poll saying 58% of Americans support offshore drilling.  The real news is that's a 14% drop from just six weeks ago.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 58% of voters believe offshore oil drilling should be allowed. But that’s down 14 points from 72% just after President Obama’s announcement at the end of March that he was lifting the ban on offshore drilling for the first time in years.

Twenty-three percent (23%) now oppose offshore drilling. Nineteen percent (19%) remain unsure whether it’s a good idea or not.

However, while most support drilling, 69% are at least somewhat concerned that offshore drilling may cause environmental problems. That’s up from 49% in March.

Today, just 29% are not concerned about the possibility of environmental damage.

These current figures include 34% who are Very Concerned but only six percent (6%) who are Not At All Concerned. 

Considering Rasmussen considers a 4 or 5 point drop in the same period as a "steep decline" when applied to Obama, these numbers are pretty catastrophic for the oil lobby, especially since even Rasmussen finds nearly seven in ten of us are dirty f'ckin' hippies who worry that several million gallons of oil splattered all over red state beaches might be a real problem down the road.

Something tells me the real number of Americans who support this is lower than 58%, but if even Rasmussen is showing a 14 point drop in this from 2 months, I'm betting around July 4th when the pictures of oil-soaked everything roll across the screen daily, that number will be down even more.

Shorter post:  If Rasmussen's showing a 14 point loss in drill baby drillness among the Glenn Beck set, offshore drilling in general is in real danger here in the US.