AP Poll: Economy Ties War As Top Issue

[ursi]

Source: Associated Press

The faltering economy has caught the Iraq war as people's top worry, a national poll suggests, with the rapid turnabout already showing up on the presidential campaign trail and in maneuvering between President Bush and Congress.

Twenty percent named the economy as the foremost problem in an Associated Press-Ipsos poll released Friday, virtually tying the 21 percent who cited the war. In October, the last time the survey posed the open-ended question about the country's top issue, the war came out on top by a 2-1 majority.

About equal proportions of Republicans, Democrats and independents in the new poll said the economy was their major worry, suggesting the issue looms as a potent one in both parties' presidential contests. It was also cited evenly across all levels of income, underscoring the variety of economic problems the country faces.

Amid increasing trade, job, housing, stock market and gasoline price woes, candidates from each party have started talking about how they would bolster the economy. The issue looms as the dominant one in the next presidential contest: Tuesday's Republican primary in Michigan, which had a 7.4 percent unemployment rate in November that is the nation's worst.



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[Demeter]

1. There Are So Many Issues--But Only One Root Cause

Impeach the ROOT!

[Binka]

2. No Shit

Can we get rid of these fuckwittages once and for all. Jesus I have such Bush fatigue.

[Double T]

3. Bushco policies have destroyed America............

and NOW the GREAT DESTROYER'S ONLY concern is to fabricate a phony legacy. It is going to take one HELL of a lot more than the words HOPE and CHANGE to fix our wreckage of a country. It will take REAL LEADERSHIP with abundant experience and wisdom to turn this disaster around. THINK before YOU VOTE!!!

[harmonicon]

4. may I be the first to say....

... well, duh?! One good thing about an all volunteer army is that I don't have to go to war. If there was a draft, maybe war would be #1 for me. As is, since I have a good job right now, it'd like some healthcare (which I don't have), so that's #1. Last year, when I was making minimum wage, the economy/jobs was the biggest thing for me.

(make up your own tune to sing this refrain to) third-world country, here we come!

[Caretha]

5. I tried your suggestion

of making up my own tune, and it sounded like a funeral march. :(

[SpiralHawk]

6. The age of republiconism

Lies, corruption, sexual deviancy & failure - all hallmarks of republiconism.

Why do republicons hate all that is honest, decent, and American?

[bluhoodie]

7. Remember "It's the economy, Stupid!"?? /nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. I do and it still is.

[OhioChick]

11. Damn Straight. n/t

[fascisthunter]

8. Yet, "Impeachment is off the Table"

good God.

[Didereaux]

10. WOW! what have several of us been harping about fro weeks? the economy is THE issue in November