Sen. Hillary Clinton tops a presidential poll conducted by a coalition of environmental groups, who, as mentioned here recently want to make sure global warming is a top issue in tomorrow's Democratic debate.
The Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League teamed up to ask voters their positions on warming and the 2008 race.
Some 31 percent of Democrats favored Clinton (D-NY) with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) close behind at 27 percent while 22 percent were undecided. Republicans by 24 percent favored Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) while 22 percent were undecided.
The poll also shows a majority of likely primary voters want action on climate change.
Among other findings, the poll showed 87 percent of likely Democratic primary voters and 80 percent of likely Republican primary voters believe that the state and federal government should take steps to reduce fossil fuels, such as oil and coal that are used by cars, factories, and power plants.
"We hope the 2008 presidential candidates are listening," said Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund Executive Director Ann Timberlake.
The groups also noted that a bipartisan majority in the South Carolina legislature wrote a letter to the 2008 candidates urging them to make energy and global warming policy a priority in the coming months.
-- Christina Bellantoni, Capitol Hill correspondent, The Washington Times