Climate change outranks terrorism as issue in Iowa Democrat poll

Washington (Platts)--14Dec2006

Concerns about climate change rank above questions on energy and
terrorism, a new environmentalists' poll of likely Democrat voters in Iowa's
presidential caucus shows.

Iowa is the first US state where voters will cast ballots for the 2008
presidential race and the leading Democratic candidates so far are the state's
governor, Tom Vilsack, Senator Hillary Clinton of New York, Senator Barack
Obama of Illinois and former Senator and 2004 Vice Presidential Candidate John
Edwards.

Concern about climate change ranks as the third issue, behind healthcare
and budget deficits among Democrats polled by Environmental Defense in
December. ED released the poll results Thursday.

"These various survey findings illustrate the breadth and intensity of
support among Iowa Democrats for expecting the presidential candidates to not
only address global warming on the stump but to actively promote a meaningful
solution like carbon reduction," said ED pollster and Iowa native Paul
Harstad.

The poll also found that 72% of the likely Democrat voters support a cap
on greenhouse gas emissions and most voters don't know where presidential
candidates stand on climate change.

Edwards, with 36% of the vote, has a double digit lead in the poll over
the field of likely candidates in Iowa. Clinton is the next closest contender
at 16%, according to ED. National polls show Clinton as the frontrunner for
the Democratic nomination.

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