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Poll: Gas prices public's top domestic
priority
WOODTV/AP
September 2, 2005
(Washington-AP, September 2, 2005, 7:36 a.m.) Gas prices are soaring past $3
a gallon and fuel supply lines have been crippled by Hurricane Katrina.
Now the public is demanding that President Bush and Congress make fuel
prices their highest domestic priority, an AP-Ipsos poll found.
The high expectations that the government should do something combined with
the limited options available make the fast-growing price of gasoline a
perilous political dilemma for the president. He is already facing the lowest
public approval of his presidency.
Gasoline prices were named as the top domestic priority for the nation's
political leaders by 24 percent, slightly behind Iraq at 29 percent, but ahead
of other domestic issues like the economy and jobs at 14 percent and terrorism
at 9 percent.
The high interest in gas prices could be found in most age groups and income
groups. Those over age 65, who have less pressure to drive around, were
slightly less likely than younger adults to consider fuel prices a
priority.
The poll of 1,000 adults was conducted Aug. 29-31 by Ipsos, an international
polling firm, and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage
points.
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