now more on national defense... vs. the economy

[ButterflyBlood]

some people are saying that no matter how much the economy sucks, we can't win on it because people will always thing Republicans are better on national defense, and that'll be the top issue. look:

http://www.pollingreport.com/prioriti.htm

most recent:

"What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?"
%
Economy/Jobs 39
War/Iraq/Foreign policy 10
Terrorism (general) 9
Health care 4
Poverty/Homelessness 4
Education 3
Family values 3
Other (vol.) 22
Don't know 6

and every poll below shows the economy as being a bigger issue.

however, we can nail him on both issues, by also pointing out his policies haven't done shit to make us safer, and if he was competant at all he would've stopped 9/11.

this poll I see as very reassuring though:

The Harris Poll. June 10-15, 2003. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
.

"What do you think are the two most important issues for the government to address?"
Top Responses
6/03 4/03
% %
The economy (non-specific) 25 36
Health care (other than Medicare) 14 10
Education 13 11
Taxes 11 7
Terrorism 11 7
The war 8 38
Employment/Jobs 8 3
National security 6 6
Military/Defense 5 2

the top 3 issues are the ones Democrats are viewed as stronger on.

[lcordero]

1. How about telling the general public about their REAL record

on defense. How they have supported dictatorships against democracies. How they have lied to the people about defense and how they have used this lie to keep children from getting educated or getting medical help.

On edit: The Republican Party should have been disbanded a long time ago.