War Room Logistics, LLC Poll Shows Floridians Supportive of $1 Per Pack Cigarette Tax Increase, Favor Off Shore Drilling, Oppose Federal "Card Check" Program
War Room Logistics, LLC Poll Shows Floridians Supportive of $1 per pack increase on cigarettes, drilling off Florida’s shores, oppose Federal “Employee Free Choice Act,” and overwhelmingly predict bad financial times lie ahead for Florida.
Gainesville, FL, February 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- In a poll conducted January 28 among registered voters, 69.9% of people polled Strongly Agree (52.9%) or Somewhat Agree(17.1%) with the statement “The Florida Legislature should increase taxes on cigarettes by one dollar over Florida’s current .34 cents per pack tax.” This compares with 26.2% who Strongly Disagree (14.1%) or Somewhat Disagree (12.1%) with the statement.
In the same poll, 63.0% of registered voters Strongly Agree (45.2%) or Somewhat Agree (17.9%) with the statement, “Congress should lift the current moratorium on offshore drilling and exploration for gas and oil.” This compares with 30.6% who Strongly Disagree (17.9%%) or Somewhat Disagree (12.7%%) with the statement.
Floridians are overwhelmingly opposed to the federal “Employee Free Choice Act” or “Card Check Bill”. The federal plan is opposed by 58.0% of voters while supported by only 21.1%. The exact question asked follows: “There is a proposal in Congress called the “Employee Free Choice Act” or “Card Check Bill”. This act would replace a federally supervised secret ballot with a process that requires a majority of workers to sign a card to authorize organizing a union, and the workers’ signatures would be made public to their employer, the union organizers and their co-workers. Do you support or oppose this proposal?”
Floridians are very pessimistic over the economic future of Florida, with 71.3% answering bad financial times to the following question: “Turning to economic conditions in Florida, do you think that during the next 12 months we will have good times financially or bad times?” Only 14.9% predict good financial times ahead for Florida.
Other Items surveyed during the 1/28/2009 poll:
Favorability / Unfavorability of President Barack Obama
Favorability / Unfavorability y of Florida Speaker Ray Sansom
Right Track / Wrong Track of Florida
Right Track / Wrong Track of United States
Pubic Support of “Fairness Doctrine”
Public Confidence in State Officials to making public policy
Florida government doing enough to address global warming
Federal government doing enough to address global warming
Additional survey results and cross tab information is available at War Room Logistics’ website www.warroomlogistics.com via “The Vault”, a revolutionary, newly launched internet based repository of polling data for political operations, political junkies, lobbyists, press operations, and/or political campaigns to access Florida specific polling data.
Methodology
712 registered voters in the State of Florida were interviewed in a random sample taken January 28, 2009. Voters were screened for voter registration. All interviews were conducted by telephone surveys utilizing IVR technology. The margin of error for this survey is +-4.0% with a 95% confidence level.
About War Room Logistics, LLC
War Room logistics is a leading provider of market and political intelligence for corporations, media companies, and political organizations and campaigns utilizing IVR technology. Founded in 2007, WRL is located in Gainesville, FL. The web company’s web address is www.warroomlogistics.com
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In the same poll, 63.0% of registered voters Strongly Agree (45.2%) or Somewhat Agree (17.9%) with the statement, “Congress should lift the current moratorium on offshore drilling and exploration for gas and oil.” This compares with 30.6% who Strongly Disagree (17.9%%) or Somewhat Disagree (12.7%%) with the statement.
Floridians are overwhelmingly opposed to the federal “Employee Free Choice Act” or “Card Check Bill”. The federal plan is opposed by 58.0% of voters while supported by only 21.1%. The exact question asked follows: “There is a proposal in Congress called the “Employee Free Choice Act” or “Card Check Bill”. This act would replace a federally supervised secret ballot with a process that requires a majority of workers to sign a card to authorize organizing a union, and the workers’ signatures would be made public to their employer, the union organizers and their co-workers. Do you support or oppose this proposal?”
Floridians are very pessimistic over the economic future of Florida, with 71.3% answering bad financial times to the following question: “Turning to economic conditions in Florida, do you think that during the next 12 months we will have good times financially or bad times?” Only 14.9% predict good financial times ahead for Florida.
Other Items surveyed during the 1/28/2009 poll:
Favorability / Unfavorability of President Barack Obama
Favorability / Unfavorability y of Florida Speaker Ray Sansom
Right Track / Wrong Track of Florida
Right Track / Wrong Track of United States
Pubic Support of “Fairness Doctrine”
Public Confidence in State Officials to making public policy
Florida government doing enough to address global warming
Federal government doing enough to address global warming
Additional survey results and cross tab information is available at War Room Logistics’ website www.warroomlogistics.com via “The Vault”, a revolutionary, newly launched internet based repository of polling data for political operations, political junkies, lobbyists, press operations, and/or political campaigns to access Florida specific polling data.
Methodology
712 registered voters in the State of Florida were interviewed in a random sample taken January 28, 2009. Voters were screened for voter registration. All interviews were conducted by telephone surveys utilizing IVR technology. The margin of error for this survey is +-4.0% with a 95% confidence level.
About War Room Logistics, LLC
War Room logistics is a leading provider of market and political intelligence for corporations, media companies, and political organizations and campaigns utilizing IVR technology. Founded in 2007, WRL is located in Gainesville, FL. The web company’s web address is www.warroomlogistics.com
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