9. I'm going to read you a list of issues and I'm going to read the list twice. Please tell me which one issue should be the highest priority for President Bush in his second term.
-The situation in Iraq, 27 percent
-Terrorism, 23 percent
-The economy, 18 percent
-Health care, 14 percent
-Unemployment, 7 percent
-Education, 7 percent
-Taxes, 2 percent
-Other (Volunteered), 2 percent
(ASKED OF HALF OF REGISTERED VOTERS)
10a. If you had to choose, would you prefer balancing the budget or cutting taxes?
(Results from AP-Ipsos poll conducted March 19-21 in parentheses)
-Balancing the budget, 66 percent (61)
-Cutting taxes, 31 percent (36)
-Not sure, 3 percent (1)
(ASKED OF OTHER HALF OF REGISTERED VOTERS)
10b. If you had to choose, would you prefer balancing the budget or spending more on education, health care and economic development?
(Results from AP-Ipsos poll conducted March 19-21 in parentheses)
