Now, About Those Voting Machines. . .

[from Newsweek]
Democrats now outdistance Republicans on every single issue that could decide voters' choices come Nov. 7.

In addition to winning for the first time in the NEWSWEEK pole, on the question of which party is more trusted to fight the war on terror (44 to 37 percent) and moral values(42 percent to 36 percent), the Democrats now inspire more trust than the GOP on handling Iraq (47 to 34); the economy (53 to 31); health care(57 to 24); federal spending and the deficit (53 to 29); gas and oilprices (56 to 23); and immigration (43 to 34).

And even if the Republicans manage to bail out their ship before the midterms, they'll have a hard time matching their one-time strengths to voters' priorities. A third of registered voters, 33 percent, say the single most important issue deciding their vote will be Iraq; compare to 20 percent who say the economy and only 12 percent who say terrorism, which ties with health care.