What's the most important issue the candidates have yet to address?

  • A real alternative to Bush's
    19%  (540) 19%
  • An effective response to the financial crisis
    15%  (416) 15%
  • Restoration of our lost Constitutional rights
    40%  (1097) 40%
  • Halting the impact of climate change
    11%  (310) 11%
  • Rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure
    13%  (357) 13%

Past Polls

  1. 11/ 8/2009 What was your first reaction upon hearing that the healthcare reform bill had passed in the House?
  2. 11/ 3/2009 What 2009 election outcome will have the greatest long term implication?
  3. 11/ 1/2009 What is the significance of this week's regional elections?
  4. 10/29/2009 In honor of Halloween, we're calling out the scariest Democrats. Who scares you the most?
  5. 10/12/2009 How should the Obama administration handle Fox News?
  6. 10/ 8/2009 What do you think about President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize?
  7. 10/ 7/2009 What impact do you think Sarah Palin's upcoming memoir Going Rogue will have when it comes out this November?
  8. 10/ 4/2009 President Obama is reportedly 'angry' at Gen. McChrystal for publicly second guessing him on Afghanistan strategy. What do you think about their clash?
  9. 10/ 1/2009 What do you think about Roman Polanski’s arrest and its aftermath?
  10. 9/27/2009 US-Iran talks will take place in Geneva this week. What should President Obama focus on during the negotiations?
  11. 9/22/2009 Which story do you hope will get the most attention at the G-20 conference this year?
  12. 9/20/2009 What do you think of President Obama's five back-to-back Sunday morning major-network interviews and his Letterman appearance?
  13. 9/16/2009 How do you feel about President Carter's remarks about racism directed at Obama?
  14. 9/13/2009 The ongoing media attention on Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst is...
  15. 9/ 9/2009 What did you think of President Obama's healthcare speech to Congress?
  16. 9/ 7/2009 Why did so many parents across America not want President Obama to address the nation's schoolchildren?
  17. 9/ 1/2009 What should President Obama emphasize in his speech to Congress on healthcare?
  18. 8/27/2009 How will the loss of Sen. Ted Kennedy affect healthcare reform?
  19. 8/23/2009 On which issue has the mainstream media done the worst job?
  20. 8/17/2009 Should progressives support a healthcare bill without a public option?
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Blogs

» The Notion

The Just Say No Democrats | Conservative Democrats voting against healthcare reform represent constituents most in need of insurance.
Ari Berman
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Posted at 1:09 PM ET

» Act Now!

The Wall Comes Down | It was twenty years ago today. Watch it live.
Peter Rothberg
20 Comments
Posted at 10:44 ET

» The Beat

Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill | Women's groups, patient advocates, unions, anti-corporate congressmen explain what's wrong with "reform" measure as it now stands.
John Nichols
165 Comments
Posted at 10:23 ET

» The Dreyfuss Report

The Deal with Iran | The alarmists, and Bibi, should shut up. There's plenty of time to make the deal with Iran work.
Robert Dreyfuss
18 Comments

» Editor's Cut

Around The Nation | Obama, one year on. Plus: Jeremy Scahill takes your questions, and a new video series from The Nation.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
49 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Thursday | Dying laptops, recapping the election, the Dow, and the Yankees with the World Series.
Eric Alterman