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Trust & Importance on Issues

The top table below ranks the issues in order of importance to voters. The second table ranks the issues by the Democrats’ advantage on the issue. (See Results for Last Month)

Importance of Issues in Next Congressional Election
June 2008
Trust More on Issues
June 2008
Issue
Very Impt.
Somewhat Impt.
Not Very Impt.
Not at All Impt.
Issue
Dems
GOPs
Net Dem Advtg.

Economy

81%

14%

2%

1%

Economy

50%

36%

+14

Nat'l Security/War on Terror

68%

22%

6%

1%

Nat'l Security/War on Terror

46%

43%

+3

Iraq

67%

22%

7%

2%

Iraq

47%

39%

+8

Gov't Ethics &
Corruption

67%

20%

7%

1%

Gov't Ethics &
Corruption

39%

26%

+13

Health Care

60%

26%

11%

2%

Health Care

52%

35%

+17

Social Security

58%

30%

10%

2%

Social Security

47%

36%

+11

Education

56%

31%

11%

1%

Education

50%

34%

+16

Taxes

50%

37%

10%

1%

Taxes

44%

42%

+2

Immigration

44%

35%

16%

3%

Immigration

39%

35%

+4

Abortion

37%

27%

22%

12%

Abortion

43%

36%

+7

Trust More on Issues
June 2008
Importance of Issues in Next Congressional Election
June 2008
Issue
Dems
GOPs
Net Dem Advtg.
Issue
Very Impt.
Somewhat Impt.
Not Very Impt.
Not at All Impt.

Health Care

52%

35%

+17

Health Care

60%

26%

11%

2%

Education

50%

34%

+16

Education

56%

31%

11%

1%

Economy

50%

36%

+14

Economy

81%

14%

2%

1%

Gov't Ethics & Corruption

39%

26%

+13

Gov't Ethics & Corruption

67%

20%

7%

1%

Social Security

47%

36%

+11

Social Security

58%

30%

10%

2%

Iraq

47%

39%

+8

Iraq

67%

22%

7%

2%

Abortion

43%

36%

+7

Abortion

37%

27%

22%

12%

Immigration

39%

35%

+4

Immigration

44%

35%

16%

3%

Nat'l Security/ War on Terror

46%

43%

+3

Nat'l Security/ War on Terror

68%

22%

6%

1%

Taxes

44%

42%

+2

Taxes

50%

37%

10%

1%

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