It's easy for people to get confused about immense inertia of
public opinion on climate change because advocacy pollsters are constantly «messaging» an «upsurge,» «shift,» «
swing» etc.
in public perceptions of climate change.
Conducted on Jan. 2 - 5 on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders by the Republican and Democratic polling firms of
Public Opinion Strategies
in Alexandria, Va., and Lake Research Partners
in Washington, D.C., the comprehensive survey of 1,500 likely voters includes data from key political «
swing areas,» including National Journal political analyst Charlie Cook's
swing House and Senate seats and Stuart Rothenberg's presidential
swing states.