AMERICA IS CENTER-RIGHT???

(George Will: "McCain, a center-right candidate seeking to lead a center-right country")

Not by a long shot! This Rasmussen report for May found that Democrats are TRUSTED MORE ON ALL THE ISSUES POLLED.

Trust & Importance on Issues

The top table below ranks the issues in order of importance to voters. The second table ranks the issues by the Democrats’ advantage on the issue. (See Results for Last Month)

Importance of Issues in Next Congressional Election May 2008					Trust More on Issues May 2008
Issue	Very Impt.	Somewhat Impt.	Not Very Impt.	Not at All Impt.	Issue	Dems	GOPs	Net Dem Advtg.
Economy	76%	19%	3%	0%	Economy	50%	36%	+14
Gov't Ethics & Corruption	71%	18%	8%	2%	Gov't Ethics & Corruption	45%	26%	+19
Nat'l Security/War on Terror	62%	26%	9%	2%	Nat'l Security/War on Terror	49%	42%	+7
Social Security	61%	28%	9%	2%	Social Security	49%	36%	+13
Health Care	61%	27%	9%	3%	Health Care	54%	33%	+21
Education	59%	31%	8%	1%	Education	50%	35%	+15
Iraq	59%	25%	10%	5%	Iraq	50%	39%	+11
Taxes	57%	33%	8%	1%	Taxes	45%	40%	+5
Immigration	49%	28%	14%	6%	Immigration	45%	35%	+10
Abortion	36%	24%	23%	12%	Abortion	46%	39%	+7

Trust More on Issues May 2008				Importance of Issues in Next Congressional Election May 2008
Issue	Dems	GOPs	Net Dem Advtg.	Issue	Very Impt.	Somewhat Impt.	Not Very Impt.	Not at All Impt.
Health Care	54%	33%	+21	Health Care	61%	27%	9%	3%
Gov't Ethics & Corruption	45%	26%	+19	Gov't Ethics & Corruption	71%	18%	8%	2%
Education	50%	35%	+15	Education	59%	31%	8%	1%
Economy	50%	36%	+14	Economy	76%	19%	3%	0%
Social Security	49%	36%	+13	Social Security	61%	28%	9%	2%
Iraq	50%	39%	+11	Iraq	59%	25%	10%	5%
Immigration	45%	35%	+10	Immigration	49%	28%	14%	6%
Nat'l Security/ War on Terror	49%	42%	+7	Nat'l Security/ War on Terror	62%	26%	9%	2%
Abortion	46%	39%	+7	Abortion	36%	24%	23%	12%
Taxes	45%	40%	+5	Taxes	57%	33%	8%	1%