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Fox News Poll: Support for Offshore Drilling Down 26% in Two Months

Fox News Poll: Support for Offshore Drilling Down 26% in Two Months

A new Fox News poll finds that support for offshore drilling continues to drop dramatically. While the percentage of Americans in favor of increased drilling has dropped from 70% to 46% in just two months, the percentage opposed has more than doubled, from 22% to 48%.

This is in line with the findings of dozens of other polls in recent weeks.

Here is how Fox News presents the data:

This chart illustrates the massive shift in public opinion much more clearly:

The full results of the poll are below.

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Written by Josh Nelson

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