US: National Survey, Oil Spill (CNN 6/16)

US: National Survey, Oil Spill (CNN 6/16)
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CNN / Opinion Research Corporation
6/16/10; 534 adults, 4% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(CNN release)

National

Obama Job Approval
50% Approve, 48% Disapprove (chart)

Do you approve or disapprove of the way that _____ has handled the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico?
Barack Obama: 41/ 59
The oil company called BP: 13 / 87
The federal government in general: 25 / 74

Do you think President Obama has been too tough, about right, or not tough enough in dealing with BP in regards to the oil spill?
5% Too tough, 26% About right, 67% Not tough enough

Who do you trust more to improve the situation in the Gulf of Mexico -- BP, or the federal government?
32% BP, 54% Federal government

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