Half of those who voted in last week’s non-scientific poll on this site said the economy is the most important issue as the Nov. 4 election approaches.
Of 252 voters, 127, or 50 percent, picked the economy, while 35, or 14 percent, picked the candidates’ character; 28, or 11 percent, picked energy independence; 24, or 10 percent, picked the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; nine, or 4 percent, picked health care; another nine, or 4 percent, picked abortion; five, or 2 percent, picked the Second Amendment; two, or 1 percent, picked immigration; and 13, or 5 percent, picked “other.”
Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll, located at the top of the right column on this page.