Reply #2: Here's a key part:

[Stand and Fight]

Among those voting primarily on Iraq, Democrats hold a sizeable lead (76 percent to 21 percent) in voting intentions. Democrats also are favored by those who cite health care as their most important issue, while those Americans voting on terrorism or immigration strongly favor the Republicans.

Voters also continue to trust Democrats more than Republicans to deal with the war, as well as the economy and ethics in government. On terrorism, the two parties are at parity.

But independents, the key swing voter group, strongly trust the Democrats on all of those issues by margins ranging from 14 percentage points on terrorism to 23 percentage points on Iraq and North Korea and 26 points on ethics in government.

That last bit is VERY significant.