How Republicans and Democrats see key issues differently in presidential race

[Craig]

WITH ELECTION DAY JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY, REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE WEIGHING-IN ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO THEM, NOT JUST THE SPECIFIC CANDIDATE.
A RECENT SURVEY BY GALLUP, HAD VOTERS RANK THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES. THERE WERE 22 TOPICS, CATEGORIZED FROM **EXTREMELY IMPORTANT** ALL THE WAY DOWN TO **NOT IMPORTANT**.
HERE ARE THE TOP FIVE FOR REPUBLICANS. NUMBER ONE : THE ECONOMY. 66% VIEW THAT AS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. NUMBER TWO : IMMIGRATION AT 63%. NUMBER THREE : TERRORISM AND NATIONAL SECURITY WITH 60 %. CRIME COMES IN AT NUMBER FOUR WITH 52 % OF REPUBLICANS VIEWING IT AS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ROUNDING THE TOP FIVE, TAXES AT 46 %.
CONTRAST THAT WITH DEMOCRATS, WHO HAVE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT TOP FIVE.
NUMBER ONE : DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES : 58 %. NUMBER TWO: TYPES OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES A CANDIDATE WOULD PICK WITH 57%. ABORTION CAME IN AT NUMBER 3 WITH 49 % OF DEMOCRATS VIEWING IT AS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ROUNDING OUT THE TOP FIVE : HEALTH CARE WITH 45 % AND EDUCATION AT 40%.
THE TWO ISSUES WHERE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE EXTREMELY CLOSE, WHEN IT COMES TO PRIORITIES, ARE RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND GUN LAWS.
PERHAPS REFLECTING THE PARTISAN DIVIDE AMONG VOTERS, 95% OF REPUBLICANS IN THE GALLUP SURVEY SAID THEY AGREE WITH DONALD TRUMP ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO THEM, WHILE 92% OF DEMOCRATS AGREE WITH KAMALA HARRIS ON THE KEY ISSUES.