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Poll of rural voters on economic policy released

Posted Thu, 2013/06/27 - 2:27pm by RCAP

As Congress argues over farm subsidies and food stamps, rural Americans complain that elected officials ignore small communities and fail to invest in their future.

Bloomberg: Tougher fracking regulations backed by 66%, poll shows

Posted Mon, 2012/12/17 - 3:59pm by RCAP

"Support for regulation of hydraulic fracturing has increased in the past three months, a sign that the gas-drilling practice is facing greater public scrutiny.

"A Bloomberg National Poll found that 66 percent of Americans want more government oversight of the process, known as fracking, in which water, chemicals and sand are shot underground to free gas trapped in rock. That’s an increase from 56 percent in a September poll. The poll found 18 percent favored less regulation, down from 29 percent three months ago."

NPR: Poll Shows Rural Battlegrounds Backing Romney

Posted Mon, 2012/09/24 - 3:27pm by RCAP

National news outlets, including NPR, reported Sept. 24 on the results of a poll showing the majority of rural areas are supporting Mitt Romney for president.

The NPR story, which aired on Sept. 24, begins:

"The nation's smallest and most remote places are providing Mitt Romney's biggest margins in battleground states as the 2012 presidential race enters its final weeks.