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
October 2008
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Trust More on Issues
October 2008
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Issue
|
Very Impt.
|
Somewhat Impt.
|
Not Very Impt.
|
Not at All Impt.
|
Issue
|
Dems
|
GOPs
|
Net Dem Advtg.
|
|
Economy
|
80%
|
15%
|
3%
|
1%
|
Economy
|
51%
|
38%
|
+13
|
|
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
69%
|
20%
|
6%
|
1%
|
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
40%
|
30%
|
+10
|
|
Nat'l
Security/War
on Terror
|
64%
|
28%
|
6%
|
1%
|
Nat'l
Security/War
on Terror
|
47%
|
44%
|
+3
|
|
Education
|
63%
|
26%
|
9%
|
1%
|
Education
|
53%
|
34%
|
+19
|
|
Healthcare
|
59%
|
27%
|
11%
|
2%
|
Healthcare
|
54%
|
34%
|
+20
|
|
Taxes
|
57%
|
31%
|
10%
|
0%
|
Taxes
|
47%
|
42%
|
+5
|
|
Iraq
|
55%
|
32%
|
10%
|
2%
|
Iraq
|
47%
|
42%
|
+5
|
|
Social Security
|
54%
|
33%
|
11%
|
1%
|
Social Security
|
49%
|
37%
|
+12
|
|
Abortion
|
42%
|
24%
|
18%
|
12%
|
Abortion
|
47%
|
38%
|
+9
|
|
Immigration
|
41%
|
34%
|
19%
|
3%
|
Immigration
|
40%
|
38%
|
+2
|
Trust More on Issues
October 2008
|
Importance of Issues in Next Congressional Election
October 2008
|
Issue
|
Dems
|
GOPs
|
Net Dem Advtg.
|
Issue
|
Very Impt.
|
Somewhat Impt.
|
Not Very Impt.
|
Not at All Impt.
|
|
Health Care
|
54%
|
34%
|
+20
|
Health Care
|
59%
|
27%
|
11%
|
2%
|
|
Education
|
53%
|
34%
|
+19
|
Education
|
63%
|
26%
|
9%
|
1%
|
|
Economy
|
51%
|
38%
|
+13
|
Economy
|
80%
|
15%
|
3%
|
1%
|
|
Social Security
|
49%
|
37%
|
+12
|
Social Security
|
54%
|
33%
|
11%
|
1%
|
|
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
40%
|
30%
|
+10
|
Gov't Ethics &
Corruption
|
69%
|
20%
|
6%
|
1%
|
|
Abortion
|
47%
|
38%
|
+9
|
Abortion
|
42%
|
24%
|
18%
|
12%
|
|
Taxes
|
47%
|
42%
|
+5
|
Taxes
|
57%
|
31%
|
10%
|
0%
|
|
Iraq
|
47%
|
42%
|
+5
|
Iraq
|
55%
|
32%
|
10%
|
2%
|
|
Nat'l Security/ War on Terror
|
47%
|
44%
|
+3
|
Nat'l Security/ War on Terror
|
64%
|
28%
|
6%
|
1%
|
|
Immigration
|
40%
|
38%
|
+2
|
Immigration
|
41%
|
34%
|
19%
|
3%
|
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