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What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate
Yeah, Meredith, at first I was like, “Why is Harris punching down at someone who is never going to be the nominee?” But then I realized — Harris can frame it as defending the purity of the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party, you will be shocked to learn, is popular among Democrats.
To be honest, Perry, I’m sort of surprised it hasn’t happened sooner!
Just 2.5 percent of respondents in the FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll conducted this week listed foreign affairs as their top issue in the Democratic primary.
Which issue matters most to voters?
Share of respondents who named each issue as the most important one in determining who they would vote for, in a FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos poll
| Issue | Share of respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| Health care | 19.8% | |
| The economy and jobs | 13.9 | |
| Wealth and income inequality | 12.6 | |
| Climate change | 10.7 | |
| Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and other types of discrimination | 7.6 | |
| Something else | 7.5 | |
| Social Security | 6.3 | |
| Gun policy | 5.1 | |
| Education | 4.7 | |
| Immigration | 4.0 | |
| Taxes | 2.8 | |
| Foreign affairs | 2.5 | |
| The Supreme Court | 2.4 |