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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (51590)	7/21/2004 10:30:17 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

The National Wildlife Federation released a poll of hunters and fishers that showed some discomfort for the president's environmental policy among this traditionally conservative group of voters. The Los Angeles Times reports: "Of the 752 voters with hunting and angling licenses surveyed, 58 percent disagreed with the administration's proposed changes to the Clean Water Act that could have affected wetlands, and 69 percent disagreed with policies for reducing mercury emissions from coal-fired plants. "More than two-thirds of the respondents voted for George W. Bush in the last election. The poll's margin of error is 3.6 percent. "'I wouldn't say they're popping champagne at Kerry-Edwards' headquarters,' says the University of Virginia's Paul Freedman, who studies voter behavior and polling. But, he says, it suggests Democrats could make inroads with conservative voters. "The poll did not query respondents about Sen. John F. Kerry, the presumptive Democratic nominee. He and running mate Sen. John Edwards have been courting the 'sportsman' community; pictures on Kerry's website show him in hunting garb holding a gun. "The poll had an unusual sampling of people -- two-thirds are licensed to fish, one-third to hunt, Freedman says. Also, participants were not asked which presumptive candidate they planned to vote for in November."