Question #1 Which of the following candidates (or other) for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States do you support most?

Hillary Clinton		29.50 %
Barack Obama		29.07 %
Al Gore		24.72 %
John Edwards		16.41 %
Other/Don't Know/Undecided		12.33 %

Question #2 In your opinion, if little is done to defend the planet against global warming, how long (in your opinion), will it be, before a major disaster results?

1-10 years		16 %
10-25 years		21 %
25-50 years		27 %
50-100 years		25 %
More than 100 years		12 %

Question #3 Which of the following approaches to solving the problem of global warming do you accept as the BEST one?

Let the market and entrepreneurship solve the problem		30 %
Let the federal government solve the problem through programs, initiatives and taxation		25.5 %
Both (a) and (b)		21 %
Neither (a) nor (b)		24 %

Question #4 Is global warming the most significant problem facing the planet today?

Yes		32 %
No		58 %

Commentary

Observations/Commentary:

Does the inclusion of Al Gore change the face the of the Democratic contest for President? This ROBBINS poll suggests that it might. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are even right now, with Al Gore included in the race, although he has not officially declared.

Although there have been reports that Ms. Clinton has (finally) had a problem or two in her campaign, the fact that every ROBBINS poll, and virtually every other poll has had her in the lead, would clearly suggest that the evidence of this poll goes some distance to suggesting Al Gore's declaration to run, will have a significant impact on the overall Democratic nomination.

Does Al Gore have enough to win? Although this poll puts Al Gore behind both candidates, the fact that he hasn't declared may have taken away from some of the support he might get if he did enter. It is also possible that the potential of him entering the race is more exciting than the actual entering, should he choose to do this.

This ROBBINS poll reveals that although most Americans clearly understand the significant danger global warming presents to the planet, they still favour the market mechanism as a response to solving it, as opposed to government taxation. There is a significant minority of respondents who are of the opinion that neither the market nor government initiatives are the answer. Some respondent comments might suggest this group of respondents is either apathetic to solving the problem, or believe that individuals and local grass roots community efforts are the true catalyst.

Moreover, American are not of the opinion that global warming is the most significant problem facing the planet, there is some evidence that many believe that terrorism, or other circumstances require more pressing attention.