[Gelato]

2004 exit poll

Which issue mattered most in deciding how you voted for president?

                   KERRY  BUSH  
 
Moral Values (22%)  18%   80%  
 
Economy/Jobs (20%)  80%   18%  
 
   Terrorism (19%)  14%   86%  
 
        Iraq (15%)  73%   26%  
 
  Health Care (8%)  77%   23%  
 
        Taxes (5%)  43%   57%  
 
    Education (4%)  73%   26%  
 

[Sabramerican]

See #4.

That and related issues will be #1 in 2008.

[Sabramerican]

And by the way, on healthcare, there is a stealth issue that may decimate Republicans even this November- although Congress has real advantage of incumbency and we can hope Republicans are strong enough to hold their seats.

The elderly, a Republican constituency in recent years, are very upset about the mess that is the forced Medicare drug benefit which Bush continues to push.