Poll: 70 percent of Americans say build the Keystone XL pipeline

The price of regular gasoline in Chicago is back over $4-a-gallon. Meanwhile, an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that we need to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Meanwhile, our car-hating and fossil fuel despising Obama administration continues to dither. And their foot-dragging has nothing to do with the sequestration.

A Fox News poll finds most American voters support building the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. In addition, just over half blame the Obama administration for the recent increase in gas prices.

By a wide 70-23 percent margin, voters support building the pipeline that would transport oil from Canada to refineries in the United States.

Support for the pipeline is mostly unchanged from last year, when 67 percent favored building it and 25 percent were opposed (February 2012).

The three percentage-point uptick in support comes from Democrats: 57 percent say build it, up from 50 percent a year ago. At the same time, support among Republicans holds steady at 87 percent.

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