What’s Most Important
I was interested in the results of a new Scott Rasmussen poll for Napolitan News Service concerning what issues we are Americans find most important these days. Some 2,000 registered voters were surveyed.
Tops on the list—the economy, cited as the most important issue by 44 percent of Americans. That’s up 14 full points from just a month ago, a major signal as budget negotiations continue in Washington, and as the Administration prepares its 2026 to-do list prior to the midterm elections.
A distant second was politics, named as the most important political issue by 25 percent of the registered voters surveyed.
Then comes immigration at 9 percent and health care at 6 percent…foreign policy only was named the top issue by 2 percent of voters—which could be because of all the attention paid to it of late, and the great strides the U.S. has made on the world stage this year; in other words, it’s not higher on the “most important” list because things are under better control than six months ago.
Climate only tallied 1 percent of voters thinking it was the most important issue. Other issues were deemed most important by the remaining 8 percent in the poll.
There was uncommon unanimity among political partisans…both Republicans and Democrats named the economy as most important, with politics in second place—and with quite similar numbers. You’d think that might lead to resolution of things…but I suppose while each side says the economy is most important, they each have very different ways of fixing the problem.
The poll also notes that after months of the economy sliding down in importance, it’s roared back to the top of the list and quickly. Again, hope someone who can do something about it is listening.
