Midterm exit polls: Health care is top issue for voters
Source: nbc
Another 23 percent named immigration as their No. 1 issue, which Trump aggressively pushed into the national conversation.
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Nov. 6, 2018 / 5:28 PM CST / Updated 6:28 PM CST By Benjy Sarlin
Voters were highly concerned about health care, according to preliminary exit polls on Tuesday, with more citing it as their top concern than the economy or any other issue — the first time in at least a decade that has happened.
A plurality of 41 percent identified health care as the issue most important to their vote, which Democrats made the centerpiece of their campaign in races throughout the country.
Asked which party would better address Americans with pre-existing conditions, 58 percent said Democrats versus 34 percent who said Republicans.
Exit Poll: Health care replaces economy as most important issue for voters
Nov. 6, 201804:32
The White House, Republican state officials, Republicans in Congress had repeatedly sought to eliminate or roll back protections for pre-existing conditions via lawsuits and legislation, but many candidates tried to take a softer tone on the issue in the final days of the midterms.
Economy takes back seat
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Well, dems would be winners if this is true. But we will see. No chicky count yet
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