Healthcare issues have bubbled up to the top of the Select2008.com’s live polling over the last couple of weeks of intense primaries campaigning, on both Democratic and Republican sides of the spectrum.
Universal healthcare is a key point of contention between Clinton and Obama, in terms of mandate and scope. The Federal government’s role in healthcare is a key contention point between Democrats – who favor an extension of the Federal government’s role – and Republicans – who favor Federal disengagement and market-based solutions to healthcare issues.
As independents keep tuning into the campaign, the following issues - based on over 300,000 votes over the last week - will remain critical:
Select2008.com’s activity has accelerated ahead of the South Carolina’s primaries as a vast number of users turn to our site for help to choose their favorite candidate for the 2008 primaries. The website’s live polling statistics are now starting to yield some interesting facts. The audience’s geographic distribution is still concentrated on the West Coast (California and Washington states), New York, New England, and the Chicago area. Therefore, Select2008’s insights on candidates’ popularity and most divisive issues will be most relevant for the February 5 Super Tuesday.
Ahead of the 2008 South Carolina primaries, today’s top five hottest questions highlight voters’ concerns with traditional social issues (such as gun control), the war in Iraq and on terrorism, and socio-economic concerns related to the government’s involvement in healthcare and education matters.
