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[62] USA Today/Gallup Poll. Aug. 27-30, 2010. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

[80] "How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for Congress this year? Will it be extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? How about . . . ?"

[138] "The economy"

[145] 8/27-30/10

[150] 31

[153] 6

[156] 1

[159] -

[169] "Jobs"

[176] 8/27-30/10

[181] 32

[184] 6

[187] 1

[190] -

[200] "Federal spending"

[207] 8/27-30/10

[212] 30

[215] 15

[218] 3

[221] 1

[231] "Corruption in government"

[238] 8/27-30/10

[243] 30

[246] 14

[249] 4

[252] 1

[262] "Health care"

[269] 8/27-30/10

[274] 30

[277] 15

[280] 5

[283] 1

[293] "Terrorism"

[300] 8/27-30/10

[305] 28

[308] 17

[311] 6

[314] 1

[324] "Immigration"

[331] 8/27-30/10

[336] 27

[339] 23

[342] 11

[345] 1

[355] "The situation in Afghanistan"

[362] 8/27-30/10

[367] 33

[370] 24

[373] 6

[376] 2

[386] "The environment"

[393] 8/27-30/10

[398] 32

[401] 29

[404] 12

[407] -

[421] "Do you think the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in Congress would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and problems? How about . . . ?"

[477] "Terrorism"

[484] 8/27-30/10

[489] 31

[492] 11

[495] 4

[508] "Immigration"

[515] 8/27-30/10

[520] 35

[523] 10

[526] 5

[539] "Federal spending"

[546] 8/27-30/10

[551] 35

[554] 11

[557] 4

[570] "The economy"

[577] 8/27-30/10

[582] 38

[585] 10

[588] 3

[601] "The situation in Afghanistan"

[608] 8/27-30/10

[613] 38

[616] 12

[619] 5

[632] "Jobs"

[639] 8/27-30/10

[644] 41

[647] 9

[650] 4

[663] "Corruption in government"

[670] 8/27-30/10

[675] 35

[678] 20

[681] 6

[694] "Health care"

[701] 8/27-30/10

[706] 44

[709] 8

[712] 4

[725] "The environment"

[732] 8/27-30/10

[737] 54

[740] 9

[743] 5

[758] AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Aug. 11-16, 2010. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.5.

[774] "Who do you trust to do a better job of [see below]: the Democrats or the Republicans?" Options rotated

[829] "Handling the economy"

[836] 8/11-16/10

[841] 43

[844] 10

[847] 2

[850] 1

[857] 6/9-14/10

[862] 42

[865] 9

[868] 2

[871] -

[878] 5/7-11/10

[883] 41

[886] 13

[889] 2

[892] -

[899] 4/7-12/10

[904] 44

[907] 10

[910] 2

[913] -

[920] 3/3-8/10

[925] 40

[928] 11

[931] 2

[934] 1

[941] 1/12-17/10

[946] 40

[949] 9

[952] 3

[955] -

[965] "Protecting the country"

[972] 8/11-16/10

[977] 50

[980] 9

[983] 2

[986] -

[993] 6/9-14/10

[998] 48

[1001] 7

[1004] 2

[1007] 1

[1014] 5/7-11/10

[1019] 50

[1022] 11

[1025] 2

[1028] -

[1035] 4/7-12/10

[1040] 49

[1043] 8

[1046] 3

[1049] -

[1056] 3/3-8/10

[1061] 47

[1064] 9

[1067] 3

[1070] 1

[1077] 1/12-17/10

[1082] 47

[1085] 7

[1088] 4

[1091] 1

[1101] "Handling health care"

[1108] 8/11-16/10

[1113] 40

[1116] 8

[1119] 1

[1122] -

[1129] 6/9-14/10

[1134] 38

[1137] 10

[1140] 1

[1143] 1

[1150] 5/7-11/10

[1155] 39

[1158] 12

[1161] 2

[1164] -

[1171] 4/7-12/10

[1176] 40

[1179] 11

[1182] 2

[1185] -

[1192] 3/3-8/10

[1197] 37

[1200] 11

[1203] 3

[1206] -

[1213] 1/12-17/10

[1218] 38

[1221] 10

[1224] 3

[1227] 1

[1237] "Handling illegal immigration"

[1244] 8/11-16/10

[1249] 45

[1252] 10

[1255] 2

[1258] 1

[1265] 6/9-14/10

[1270] 47

[1273] 10

[1276] 1

[1279] 1

[1286] 5/7-11/10

[1291] 46

[1294] 15

[1297] 3

[1300] -

[1312] CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. July 16-21, 2010. N=1,018 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

[1328] "Which of the following is the most important issue facing the country today: [see below]?"

[1354] The economy

[1365] The federal budget deficit

[1376] Illegal immigration

[1387] Health care

[1398] The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

[1410] Education

[1421] Terrorism

[1432] Energy and environmental policies

[1444] Other (vol.)

[1455] Unsure

[1472] CBS News Poll. July 9-12, 2010. N=966 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

[1487] "What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?" Open-ended

[1514] Economy/Jobs

[1525] War/Iraq/Afghanistan

[1536] Health care

[1547] Oil spill in Gulf

[1558] Budget deficit/National debt

[1569] Immigration

[1580] Other

[1591] Unsure

[1608] FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 29-30, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

[1624] "Which ONE of the following do you think is most important for the president to be working on right now? The economy and jobs. The oil spill in the Gulf. The deficit and government spending. Health care. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Immigration. Terrorism and national security. Taxes." Options rotated

[1654] Economy and jobs

[1665] Gulf oil spill

[1676] Deficit and government spending

[1688] Health care

[1699] Iraq and Afghanistan

[1710] Immigration

[1721] Terrorism and national security

[1733] Taxes

[1744] All (vol.)

[1755] None/Other (vol.)

[1766] Unsure

[1783] Kaiser Family Foundation Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. June 17-22, 2010. N=1,066 registered voters nationwide.

[1799] "Thinking ahead to the November 2010 congressional elections, how important will each of the following issues be to your vote for Congress this year? [See below.] Will that be extremely important, very important, somewhat important, or not too important to your vote for Congress this year?"

[1859] "The economy"

[1866] 6/17-22/10

[1871] 39

[1874] 7

[1877] 2

[1880] -

[1890] "The Gulf Coast oil spill"

[1897] 6/17-22/10

[1902] 35

[1905] 13

[1908] 6

[1911] 1

[1921] "The budget deficit"

[1928] 6/17-22/10

[1933] 35

[1936] 15

[1939] 5

[1942] 1

[1952] "Health care"

[1959] 6/17-22/10

[1964] 36

[1967] 13

[1970] 7

[1973] 1

[1983] "Unemployment"

[1990] 6/17-22/10

[1995] 41

[1998] 14

[2001] 4

[2004] -

[2014] "The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan"

[2022] 6/17-22/10

[2027] 38

[2030] 17

[2033] 8

[2036] -

[2046] "Dissatisfaction with government"

[2054] 6/17-22/10

[2059] 32

[2062] 20

[2065] 9

[2068] 2

[2078] "Energy policy"

[2085] 6/17-22/10

[2090] 39

[2093] 24

[2096] 8

[2099] 2

[2111] NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 17-21, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

[2128] "Let me list some issues that have been proposed for the federal government to address. Please tell me which one of these items you think should be the top priority for the federal government. Job creation and economic growth. The Gulf Coast oil spill and energy. The deficit and government spending. National security and terrorism. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Health care. Social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage." If more than one: "Well, if you had to choose just one, which do you think should be the top priority?" Options rotated

[2162] Job creation and economic growth

[2174] Gulf Coast oil spill and energy

[2186] Deficit and government spending

[2198] National security and terrorism

[2210] Iraq and Afghanistan

[2221] Health care

[2232] Social issues

[2243] All equally (vol.)