A new ABC-Washington Post poll shows the top issue among those polled is not the current Mid-East refugee crisis. More than half of those surveyed oppose taking in Syrian refugees and, despite the Paris attacks, the economy is the top issue most important to voters, followed closely by terrorism. Among republicans, the characteristic they’re most looking for is someone who can change Washington.
For the republican presidential race, Donald Trump has a double-digit lead over Ben Carson and voters say they prefer change over political experience. Trump leads Carson 32% to 22% in a new poll by The Washington Post and ABC News. The real estate mogul also leads the retired neurosurgeon 28% to 18% in a new Fox News poll. The two are trailed by Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. In the Washington Post/ABC News poll, Rubio is in third place at 11%, followed by Cruz at 8%, Bush at 6%, and former tech CEO Carly Fiorina at 4%. In the Fox News poll, Rubio and Cruz are tied at 14% and Bush has 5%.