Gallup has just released its latest poll on voter priorities, along with comparative information from the same question in earlier polls. The open-ended question was, “In your view, what one or two issues should be the top priorites for the president and Congress to deal with at this time?” The top five concerns:
July May April
Situation in Iraq/war 48 42 29
Fuel/oil prices/lack of
energy sources/energy crisis 17 29 13
Economy in general 15 14 14
War/conflict in Mideast 14 — –
Immigration/illegal aliens 13 23 20