The number: 61% — Domestic policy on top

Published: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 12:06 a.m. MDT
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Fully 61% of voters say it is more important for the next president to focus on domestic policy, while just 22% cite foreign policy, a view broadly shared by voters across the political spectrum. Solid majorities of both Barack Obama supporters (66%) and John McCain supporters (57%) say it is more important for the next president to focus on domestic issues.


The Daily Number is a statistic, updated every weekday and typically drawn from Pew Research Center project findings, that highlights an important trend.

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