Fifty-eight percent of Republicans believe that global warming is a “hoax,” compared to 11 percent of Democrats, according to new polling that underscores political divides over climate change among U.S. residents.
The Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey is one of two polls released Tuesday that reveal sharply differing views on global warming between Democrats and Republicans.
A separate Pew Research Center poll showed that 44 percent of Republicans believe there is “solid evidence” of global warming, compared to 87 percent of Democrats (E2-Wire has more on that poll here: