GOP Toxic Avengers: Who are They Speaking For?

 Thomasnet.com:

.. one has to wonder where Governor Perry and his people dug up the idea that Americans are against the EPA. It’s certainly not from polls…not even Republican-backed polls.

A recent study conducted by the Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies for the League of Conservation Voters found that 71 percent of Americans wish the EPA would mandate reductions in carbon dioxide emissions (even when the politically charged words “climate change” were used), while only 17 percent are strongly opposed to that idea.

Public Opinion Strategies performed analysis on the overall results, and some interesting trends emerged:

Political affiliation. When the numbers are stratified by political party, 89 percent of Democrats support stronger EPA carbon dioxide rules, 72 percent of Independents are supportive, and 55 percent of Republicans say “yes.”

Ethnicity. African-American voters are most likely to support stronger EPA carbon rules at 86 percent. Eighty-five percent of Latino voters show support, while 68 percent of white voters say “yes.”

Urban versus rural. Among city residents, 69 percent support the EPA’s rules on carbon, 72 percent of suburbanites show support and 66 percent of rural residents are on board.

Education level. Among college-educated Americans, 75 percent are supportive, and among those with no college education, 68 percent are in favor.

So while opinion appears to be somewhat stratified by party affiliation, the biggest differences show up not by personal demographics, but according to where you get your news:

• Among Americans who watch CNN, 87 percent support the EPA and nine percent oppose;
• MSNBC: 86 percent support, and 13 percent oppose;
• ABC, CBS, NBC (combined): 81 percent support, and 17 percent oppose;
• Non-TV news watchers: 73 percent support, and 25 percent oppose; and
• Fox News: 49 percent support, and 47 percent oppose