A bit of a surprise according to numbers from Fox News, but it appears that John McCain has a slight lead among voters who cite the economy as their main concern. The media has constantly harped on Romney’s supposed economic credentials, but voters may not have bought in.
The Fox News numbers show that McCain wins economic voters, but he falls way behind among illegal immigration voters…
Those who said their biggest issue was the economy — the top issue for Republican voters in Florida overall with 47 percent — gave the edge to McCain over Romney 38 percent to 34 percent, with 12 percent for Huckabee and 10 percent of Giuliani.
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Meanwhile, voters who said illegal immigration was the “top” issue were going with Romney 45 percent while 22 percent were going with McCain, who has been widely criticized throughout the campaign by a segment of the GOP who opposed his immigration reform bill he advocated last year.
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