Reps lose edge on terrorism
[Gallup now lets you read the sub-only stuff if you sit through an ad.]
http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=24961
October 13, 2006 Democratic Edge on Issues Extends to Terrorism, Morality Corruption, Iraq, terrorism rated most important issues by voters
by Jeffrey M. Jones
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ — The strong Democratic tide sweeping the nation is
evident in the latest USA Today/Gallup pre-election poll. Not only do
Democrats enjoy a strong lead in likely voters’ congressional vote
preferences, they are rated as better at handling all eight issues
tested in the poll. That includes advantages on normally strong
Republican issues like terrorism and morality. Given Democrats’
perceptual edge on all the issues measured in the poll, the relative
priority voters attach to these is less important, but Iraq,
government corruption, and terrorism rank as the top issues according
to likely voters.
The Oct. 6-8 poll finds a majority of likely voters saying the
Democrats in Congress would do a better job than the Republicans in
Congress at handling healthcare, government corruption, gas prices,
the economy, and the situation in Iraq. Just less than half say the
Democrats would be better on immigration, moral standards, and
terrorism.
The Democrats’ net advantage on these issues stretches from a low of
+5 percentage points on terrorism to a high of +39 points on healthcare.
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