Poll Says Economy Passes Iraq Among Voters

[OhioChick]

Mortgage, Credit Card Payments, Medical Expenses Worry Voters
POSTED: 9:37 pm EST December 28, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Kitchen table worries pushed ahead of the war in Iraq over the past month, a shift toward pocketbook issues that has gained currency as the election year dawns.

More than half the voters in an ongoing survey for The Associated Press and Yahoo News say the economy and health care are extremely important to them personally. They fear they will face unexpected medical expenses, their homes will lose value or mortgage and credit card payments will overwhelm them.

Events, however, can quickly change public opinion. Thursday's assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto could draw more attention to terrorism and national security, an issue that still ranked highly with the public and which 45 percent of those polled considered extremely important.

This latest AP-Yahoo News survey of more than 1,800 people by Knowledge Networks offers a unique opportunity to track changes in public attitudes as the presidential campaign unfolds. The first poll was last month and set a base line to measure national sentiment.

In the new results, men and women approaching retirement were especially attentive to the economy and health care, with six out of 10 ranking both issues extremely important. Politically, the attention to such domestic issues hangs darkly over Republicans. Voters say they are far more likely to trust Democrats to handle the economy and health care.

http://www.newsnet5.com/politics/14942573/detail.html

[The Magistrate]

1. And The Key To A Successful Line This Campaign, Ma'am

Will be connecting the two items. Whoever does this best will be President....

[TahitiNut]

6. Mmmm... I think I'll snack on a few Oreo cookies.

:silly:

[madrchsod]

2. 70 billion for iraq is making people a bit upset

no wonder the american people think less of the senate and house than they do the president

[Didereaux]

3. by mid-summer, convention time at least...this will be the ONLY issue the voters care about!

[silverojo]

4. Exactly.

Kinda hard to keep thinking about the war, when the sheriff is coming to your house to forcibly evict you because of a foreclosure. :scared:

Don't worry, that's just the way the Repukes want it to be, to make people forget the Iraq mess. :grr:

[Didereaux]

5. not so sure about that, economy has defeated more presidents than wars ever have.