THE HILL POLL: Drill more to ease energy crisis, voters say

THE HILL POLL: Drill more to ease energy crisis, voters say - TheHill.com By Ben Geman

Rising energy prices are prompting support among likely voters for expanding U.S. drilling and releasing oil from the country’s emergency stockpiles, a new poll conducted for The Hill shows.

By a 66-25 percent margin, likely voters say President Obama should encourage more oil and gas exploration offshore, and by a 50-35 percent margin they favor releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to moderate gas price increases....

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/149175-voters-say-drill-more-to-ease-energy-crisis