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TechnoratiDr. Gary Rose, professor and chair of SHU’s Government and Politics department, said the vote may be impacted by the current issues surrounding Election Day.
“If national security is the principal concern of the electorate, the Republicans will have the advantage,” Rose said. “If domestic issues are primary, then the Democratic Party will carry the day. That’s the traditional way American politics has played out over the years.”
Some of the top issues that concern Americans, according to the poll, are: the Iraq War, rising gasoline prices, cost of and access to health care, immigration policy/illegal aliens, poor economy, high taxes, environment/pollution, terrorism, global warming, and violence/crime.
The poll also showed a continued loss of support for President Bush. Just under one-third, 32.6 percent, had a very or somewhat favorable opinion of the job Bush is doing. The favorability is the lowest SHU has recorded. The figure is down from 51.0 percent in February 2006 and 45.1 percent in October 2005.
The Sacred Heart University Polling Institute conducted a nationwide telephone survey of 958 Americans May 14-26 to study what role religion may play in the 2008 election. The sample was generated proportional to population contribution in all 50 states.
Sacred Heart University, in Fairfield, Conn., is the second-largest Catholic university in New England.
