[John Lenin]

Anybody who doesn't think terror is the #1 issue this election is fooling themselves. I wake up every day, turn on the news and am waiting to hear what city was nuked or has a cloud of ricin over it. I don't think I'm alone.

[AntiGuv]

Anybody who doesn't think terror is the #1 issue this election is fooling themselves.

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 15-18, 2004. N=1,201 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch.
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"Now of the following list, which one of these will be the single most important issue in your vote for president this year: the U.S. campaign against terrorism, the war in Iraq, the economy and jobs, education, health care, Medicare and prescription drugs, Social Security, or something else?" Items rotated
			%
	The economy and jobs		26
	Iraq		23
	Campaign against terrorism		22
	Education		8
	Health care		5
	Medicare and prescription drugs		4
	Social Security		4
	Other		6
	No opinion		1

 

The Harris Poll. April 8-15, 2004. N=979 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
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"What do you think are the two most important issues for the government to address?"
		Top Responses
		4/04	2/04
		%	%
	The economy (non-specific)	28	31
	The war	20	13
	Employment/Jobs	15	16
	Iraq/Saddam Hussein	10	6
	Health care (other than Medicare)	9	16
	Terrorism	8	4
	Military/Defense	7	5
	Homeland/Domestic security	6	8
	Education	6	11

 

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. March 19-21, 2004. N=784 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.5.
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"I'm going to read you a list of issues and I'm going to read the list twice. Please tell me which ONE issue is MOST important to you in deciding how you will vote for president in November. . . ."
			%
	The economy and jobs		35
	National security		22
	Health care		16
	The war in Iraq		11
	Education		8
	Taxes		5
	Other (vol.)		2
	Not sure		1

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. March 10-14, 2004. N=984 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
				.
"Which ONE issue would you most like to hear the candidates for president discuss during the 2004 presidential campaign?"
		%
	Economy and jobs	31
	War in Iraq	11
	Health care/Medicare/Medicaid	10
	Education	4
	Terrorism (general)	4
	Other	31
	Don't know	9

 

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 5-7, 2004. N=503 adults nationwide. MoE ± 5.
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"Thinking ahead to the elections for president in 2004, if you had to choose, which of the following issues will be more important to your vote: economic conditions or terrorism?" Items rotated
		Economic Conditions	Terrorism	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/04	65	26	8	1	-
	1/03	53	32	13	1	1

[onyx]

Exactly right.
Terror is the issue,
and GWB will win on it alone
if need be.

Actually the economy is soaring.
He's due for a landslide win,
and with LONG coattails.