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Brown University
Date: 8/18-20
Rhode Island
Added: 8/27/08

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When asked about what things most concern them about McCain, 41 percent of respondents named �continuing George Bush's policies.� When asked about what things most concern them about Obama, 35 percent of respondents believed that he is too inexperienced and is not ready to be president. When asked to choose between a candidate who is more experienced or a candidate who will bring greater change to current national policies, 58 percent of respondents said they want someone who will bring greater change. Twenty-nine percent said a more experienced and tested person was preferable.

The survey found that 57 percent of respondents who voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic Primary said they plan to vote for Obama in the general election. McCain was favored by 23 percent of those who supported Clinton. Eighty-nine percent of respondents said they were likely to vote in November.

Ranking the issues voters think should be the top priority for the next president and Congress, respondents listed job creation and economic growth (26 percent), the war in Iraq (12.9 percent), the cost of energy and gasoline (10.3 percent), healthcare (8.5 percent), and illegal immigration (5 percent).

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