Poll: Corruption is no. 2 issue for 2013

Americans view reducing government corruption as the second-highest priority for the next president, behind only job creation, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday.
Eighty-seven percent of respondents said that reducing corruption in the federal government is an “extremely important” or “very important” priority for the next president, compared to 92 percent who said the same about creating good jobs.

Notably, corruption ranks ahead of issues such as reducing the federal budget deficit (86 percent), dealing with terrorism (86 percent) and continuing Social Security and Medicare (85 percent).

Gallup notes that corruption ranks highly when respondents are asked specifically about it, but isn’t as “top-of-mind” when respondents are asked to volunteer priorities.
Obama supporters and Romney supporters have slightly different priorities when it comes to the next presidential term.
While health care remains the top priority for Obama supporters, with 50 percent characterizing it as “extremely important,” 51 percent of Romney supporters prioritize reducing the federal budget deficit.
For both camps, however, 48 percent view job creation as “extremely important” for the next presidential term, making it the second-most important issue.

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