Even as a bipartisan coalition of 17 lawmakers push to lock clocks in the U.S. in permanent daylight saving time, many Americans say they want permanent standard time, according to a new poll.
Americans lost an hour of sleep over the weekend as the clocks skipped from 1:59 a.m. to 3 a.m. early Sunday morning. If Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and his colleagues get their way, however, this “spring forward” will be the last.
But a Gallup poll released last week shows while most Americans (54%) are ready to do away with the time change, more prefer standard time year-round than daylight saving time. Forty-eight percent say they would prefer standard time year-round, while only 24% prefer daylight saving time the whole year. The smallest percentage among those polled, 19%, prefer switching back and forth.
The Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Scott and some…
