The economy...economy...economy. No shock at all. Read below from the AP:
The economy is by far the top issue on voters' minds as Election Day at last arrives. An Associated Press exit poll finds six in 10 voters across the country picked the economy as the most important issue facing the nation. None of four other issues on the list — energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care — was picked by more than one in 10.
Not surprisingly, voters also have a very sour view of the condition of the nation's economy. About half said it's poor and nearly as many said the economy is not good. The results are based on a preliminary partial sample of nearly 10,000 voters in Election Day exit polls and telephone interviews over the past week for early voters.
Six in 10 voters picked the economy as the most important issue facing the nation. None of four other issues on the list — energy, Iraq, terrorism and health care — was picked by more than one in 10.
Not surprisingly, voters also have a very sour view of the condition of the nation's economy. About half said it's poor and nearly all the rest said it's not good.
At least four in 10 said their family's financial situation has gotten worse in the past four years. A third said it's about the same and about a quarter said it's gotten better.
Looking ahead, half of voters said they're very worried the current economic crisis will harm their family's finances over the next year and another third were somewhat worried about that. But nearly half said they think the nation's economy will get better over the next year.
More on exit polls from The Associated Press here.
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