On energy policy, it turns out Canadians and Americans have very different views of the U.S. presidential candidates. Given the importance of the U.S.-Canada energy relationship, along with the recent candidate kerfuffle at the second presidential debate when it came to energy policy, this difference seems more than just an interesting polling side-note.
- A recent poll finds U.S. voters support President Obama on energy policy over Governor Romney by a 37% - 28% margin. But that means 35% of U.S. voters are either unsure or undecided. (Source: University of Texas on-line poll of ~2,000 individuals)
- But when you look at Canadians, when asked specifically on which presidential candidate would do more to spur Canadian energy imports, 49% favor Obama, 26% favor Romney, and only 26% of Canadians either not knowing or finding no difference between the candidates. (Source: Sept. 29, 2012 Forum Research poll of 1,000 Canadian adults)
Sure, this difference if just polling fluff, Canadians favoring consistency over change, or--perhaps--just the echo of Canada's more left-leaning political scene. Or, most likely, the lack of coal being a big issue in the Canada-U.S. energy relationship.
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