It's the JOBS, stupid!

CNS News:

Gallup presented Americans with 12 issues and asked them to choose those that are extremely or very important to them:

• 92 percent of respondents said creating good jobs was extremely or very important;

• 87 percent said reducing corruption in the federal government; and

• 86 percent said reducing the federal budget deficit was extremely or very important.

 

In addition to those top-three priorities, Americans listed the following issues as extremely or very important, in descending order:

-- Dealing with terrorism (86%) 
-- Ensuring the long-term stability of Social Security and Medicare (85%)
-- Improving public schools (83%)
-- Setting high moral standards for the nation (76%)
-- Overcoming political gridlock in Washington (76%)
-- Making health care available and affordable (74%)
-- Making college available and affordable (69%)
-- Dealing with environmental concerns (52%)
-- Taxing the wealthy (49%)

 

According to Gallup, 51 percent of Romney supporters said reducing the federal budget deficit is the top priority for the next president, slightly more important than job-creation (48%).

Among Obama supporters, 50 percent chose health care as the most important priority for the next president, followed by job creation (48%).

 

 

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

I'm puzzled. Fifty percent of Obama voters say health care is the highest priority for the next president. I thought Obamacare was supposed to take care of all our health needs -- so the approval of Obamacare by the Supreme Court should've moved health care from the "priority" category to the "mission accomplished" category. What more do these people want? Could it be they're refusing to settle for anything less than fully-socialized single-payer medicine? Note to Obama voters: Be careful what you wish for!