Poll: Voters Most Concerned About Domestic Issues « Thread Started on May 31, 2004, 3:14am »--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Poll: Voters Most Concerned About Domestic IssuesMike Donahue, KOIN 6 News http://www.koin.com/webnews/20042/20040 ... mlPORTLAND -- November's presidential election is less than six months away. Americans are very interested in Campaign 2004, but they're more interested in domestic than foreign issues.Here's how the numbers break down:Campaign consultants to President Bush and Sen. John Kerry know that television is the place that Americans get most of their information about candidates.Asked if they are following the presidential campaign very closely, closely, not very closely or not at all, almost 60 percent of those surveyed said they are very interested.Domestic issues are their biggest concern -- health care and education, but most of all the economy, especially jobs. Fewer respondents are concerned about homeland security, the war against terrorism and Iraq.When you breakdown the survey by sections of the country, those of us out West appear even more concerned about the economy and even less interested in what's going on in Iraq.Both candidates for president are spending millions on television ads trying to attract voters. But the majority of those in our survey are critical of Bush and Kerry for the way they are use their TV time. Instead of the candidates attacking each other, those in our sample, by a 2-1 margin, would prefer they talk about issues.