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Polling: Americans see oil spill as one of the top issues of the year
The Gulf oil spill was second only to the planned New York Muslim community center near Ground Zero in Rasmussen’s rankings of the issues that Americans followed “very closely” this year.
In a compilation of Rasmussen’s polling results for news with economic implications, the Gulf oil spill consistently came near the top among American adults. For example, from June 24-25, 54 percent of Americans followed the oil spill closely, the highest percentage of any other economic news event of the year except the controversy over the so-called Ground Zero mosque.
Among likely voters, the Gulf oil spill ranked just behind “unemployment and job creation” as the issue that was watched “very closely.”
The Gulf oil spill dominated news coverage this year. A recent poll of news editors conducted by The Associated Press named the spill the top news story of the year.
