Thread: Louisiana Exit Polls - Immigration #2 for Republicans

February 9, 2008
Exit polls: Economy on voters' minds
Posted: 07:36 PM ET
(CNN) – Louisiana Republicans and Democrats agree that the economy is the most pressing concern this year, but break when asked to list other important issues facing the nation, according to CNN exit polls.

Louisiana held its Democratic and Republican primary on Saturday.

While 46 percent of Democrats cited the economy as the most important issue, 33 percent of Republicans ranked it at the top of their list. For Democrats, Iraq – which came in at 29 percent – was the second most important issue followed by healthcare at 23 percent. Meanwhile, illegal immigration and terrorism tied for the second most important issue on the minds of Republican voters at 21 percent, followed by Iraq at 20 percent.

– CNN Political Editor Mark Preston

I think it's quite interesting that immigration hardly appears on Democrats radar while with Republicans, it's a pretty solid #2. That is a major, major fundamental difference between the two party constituencies.