Surveys: Economy top concern


The economy and jobs are the top concerns of likely voters in both the Democratic and Republican primaries in North Carolina on May 6, according to the latest surveys by Public Policy Polling.

But Democratic and Republican concerns were dramatically different on other issues.

When PPP asked likely Democratic primary voters which of seven issues were "most important to you," the overwhelming top choices were the economy and jobs (48 percent) and the war in Iraq (25 percent).

Next were health care (7 percent) and education (7 percent), and then moral or family values (5 percent), immigration (3 percent) and taxes (3 percent).

When the same questions were asked of likely Republican primary voters, the top concerns were the economy and jobs (30 percent) and moral or family values (20 percent).

Next were the war in Iraq (16 percent), taxes (13 percent) and immigration (12 percent). Trailing the pack were education (4 percent) and health care (3 percent).

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