By Brad O'Leary and Tim McGinnis
Washington, D.C. — The Obama administration's slow response to the Gulf oil spill crisis has not been lost on American voters, according to the results of a recent poll conducted by Zogby International. The Poll finds that a strong majority of voters think the Obama administration lacked urgency in addressing the disaster in the Gulf. The Poll was conducted June 25-28 and surveyed 2,061 likely voters.
The Poll asked:
In the Gulf oil spill crisis, the Obama administration has been criticized by some for a lack of urgency. Do you agree or disagree?
Overall, 63% of voters agree that the Obama administration has been too slow to respond to the crisis, while just 36% disagree.
Among Independent voters, 65% say the President's team lacked urgency in dealing with the spill, and only 34% disagree.
A majority of young voters age 18-29 (55%) agree that the administration has lacked urgency, and 44% disagree.
Nearly 63% of voters who had to pay taxes last year agree that the White House deserves criticism for it's slow response to the oil spill, as do 59% of voters who did not have any tax liability last year (due to either low income or numerous tax deductions).
An overwhelming 89% of Tea Party followers and 68% of small business owners think that the Obama administration has lacked urgency in the crisis, and just 11% of Tea Party followers and 32% of small business owners disagree.
"In the immediate aftermath of the BP oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration received numerous offers from the international community to help contain the disaster and head-off the budding crisis," said Brad O'Leary, publisher of The O'Leary Report. "Now, over 140 million gallons of oil later, President Obama is finally accepting help from our neighbors. That's not leadership. That's failed arrogance."
The Zogby International Poll was commissioned by The O'Leary Report newsletter. The Poll surveyed 2,061 voters June 25-28, and has a margin-of-error of plus-or-minus 2.2 percentage points. To view full Poll results and crosstabs, go to OLearyReport.com.
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