24% Consider Al Gore An Expert On Global Warming - Rasmussen Reports™

Despite winning a Nobel Prize and an Oscar for his work in the global warming area, most voters don’t consider former Vice President Al Gore an expert on the subject.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters shows that just 24% of voters consider Gore an expert on global warming. Fifty-nine percent (59%) do not think Gore is an expert on the subject, an increase in skepticism of 12 points since March 2007. Another 18% are not sure...

While a plurality of Democrats (43%) considers Gore an expert on global warming, most Republicans (80%) and voters not affiliated with either major political party (65%) disagree.
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Gore is viewed at least somewhat favorably by 40% of voters, with 14% holding a Very Favorable opinion of him. Fifty-three percent (53%) regard him at least somewhat unfavorably, including 38% with a Very Unfavorable view.
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Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Democrats regard their former presidential nominee favorably, compared to just 18% of Republicans and 34% of unaffiliated voters.

In August 2008, 52% of all voters viewed Gore favorably, and, among Democrats, 80% felt that way.