Americans want government to return to domestic priorities

Americans want government to return to domestic priorities

In a survey of voters in September 2007, Peter Hart Research found these two frames scored highest out of eight:

- “Over the past five years the Bush administration has spent nearly half a
trillion dollars in Iraq, while saying that we cannot afford to meet our
priorities at here at home. In fact with just one week of Iraq war funding,
about two billion dollars, we could have provided eight hundred thousand
children with health care coverage for one year. The Democrats
understand that it is time we put first things first and invest in health care,
education, and infrastructure right here in America. “
- 60% convincing (47% very)

- “Meeting our country's most important needs in a fiscally responsibility way
is just a matter of setting priorities. For the past six years President Bush
and the Republican Congress have put the priority on passing tax breaks
for multimillionaires and big corporations. The Democrats understand that it
is more important to put our priority on the things that make a difference for
the middle class and working families––good schools, health care, a clean
environment, and twenty-first century infrastructure.”
- 56% convincing (41% very)