January 29, 2008
Posted: January 29th, 2008 07:00 PM ET
Florida voters said the economy is the No. 1 issue.
(CNN) - Different state, same issue: once again, primary voters said the economy Like their counterparts across the nation, Florida voters said the economy was their chief concern as they went to the polls on Tuesday, according to early exit polling results. Among both Republicans and Democrats, the nation's economy was cited as the most important issue affecting their vote - in overwhelming numbers that dwarfed other concerns. "Really one issue dominated the agenda, and that was the economy," said CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider. "Among Republicans as well as Democrats, it's all about the economy." Among Republicans, 47 percent of respondents told CNN that the economy was the most important issue to them as they voted in the last Republican primary before the massive Super Tuesday vote next week. That was more than double the 19 percent who listed terrorism as their top issue. Another 17 percent cited illegal immigration and 13 percent said they were most concerned about the war in Iraq. The number for Democrats was even higher. Fifty-five percent of those voters polled said the economy was their top issue, compared with 25 percent citing Iraq and 17 percent who said health care. Florida's Democrats were voting despite the national party's edict that Florida's delegates won't be counted at the party's nominating convention. The party sanctioned Florida's Democrats after the state pushed the date for its primaries to an earlier date than they had received permission for. Filed under: Exit Polls |
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