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Exit polls: More on the issues
An overwhelming number of Ohioans identify the economy as their top issue in the 2008 presidential election, with health care, Iraq, terrorism and energy taking a back seat to the issue.
According to a National Election Pool exit pool by Edison/Mitofsky, 61 percent of Ohioans tapped the economy as their top issue, compared to 11 percent who identified Iraq as their top issue. Ten percent called health care their top issue, and eight percent of those polled identified energy and terrorism as their top issues, respectively.
These results - which may differ from an earlier post on issues - come from the second wave of data from the Edison/Mitofsky poll.
On the economy, Obama is attracting more voters, if exit polls are correct. The exit polls indicate 55 percent of those who identified the economy as their top issue backed Obama compared to 44 percent who backed McCain.
McCain received more support than Obama among voters who identified terrorism as their top priority; 87 percent supported him compared to 13 percent who backed Obama. Obama has an edge on the energy issue: 51 percent of those who said it was their top issue backed him compared to 46 percent for McCain.
And among voters who identify Iraq as their top issue, 62 percent back Obama and 38 percent back McCain.
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