Now, economy tops war in election
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The Christian Science Monitor - Within the space of a few weeks, economic worries have displaced the Iraq war as the top political issue in the United States, upending the carefully laid plans of presidential candidates and causing Congress and the White House to consider emergency measures intended to prevent â or moderate â a looming recession.
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Now that there's no denying that the U.S. economy is badly shaken, the presidential candidates are highlighting their ideas on how to fix things.
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Many cite economic woes as campaigning for the Feb. 18 election picks up Friday.
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Could differences in economic performance among the states actually determine how the election shakes out?
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With less that a month and a half to go until Election Day, things seem to be taking shape. What is driving the most recent events?
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The economy and jobs rank among the top concerns on voters' minds, even over terrorism and the war in Iraq in some polls.
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Whoever wins the November 2 presidential election will inherit massive budget and trade deficits that pose huge economic challenges that will give little relief for President George W. Bush or rival John Kerry.
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In exit polls, voters said they cared more about the economy than anything else, including the Iraq war.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his Labour party challenger were in a virtual dead heat as voting began Saturday in a general election, with voters focusing on the economy and social programs more than Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry, fresh from a campaign revamp  and slipping in the polls, tried to focus on the economy on  Monday but instead offered new criticism of the Iraq war, while  President Bush touted his tax reform.
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Following is an outline of the economic positions of President Bush and his Democratic opponent Sen. John Kerry.
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In exit polls, voters said they were more concerned about the nationâs economy and illegal immigration than about the war in Iraq or terrorism.
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COMPTON, California  - Economic worries dominated the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, with White House hopefuls on both coasts touting plans to ease the pain of a recession while President George W. Bush prepared to announce his own fiscal package.
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The state's economic woes are the central focus for Romney, McCain, and Huckabee before Tuesday's primary.
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WASHINGTON - National security issues such as the war in Iraq and terrorism are dominating voters' attention in the final weeks before Election Day, Associated Press polling found.    Along with security issues like war and terrorism, the economy and health care were near the top of the list of the nation's most important problems in an AP-Ipsos poll...
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The US has taken a decisive turn to the (extreme?) right on foreign policy and social issues. What about the economy? A Republican President presides over a spiralling fiscal deficit.
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When rival political camps start attacking each other&#39;s credibility, you know an election is looming. That&#39;s where things are now in the presidential race between Republican President George Bush and his challenger, Democratic Sen. John Kerry.