Thread by @KSoltisAnderson

Thread on the new @EchelonInsights polling about voter priorities and what Republicans in particular are looking for. Unlike traditional "top issue" questions, here we asked people to rate EACH issue on how much it concerns them. We tested these issues with everyone...

Of the issues we presented to ALL respondents, the economic damage from COVID-19 is the top concern in large part because it is the most bipartisan - three-quarters of GOP and Dems are very/extremely concerned.

To the full sample, we did test some items that have big party gaps. But when doing a survey, you want to be mindful of "respondent fatigue" - asking people to rank 30+ issues would be A LOT. So we created a list of issues that are "likely primary issues" for each party....

Of the issues we asked ONLY of Republicans, illegal immigration, lack of support for police, taxes and liberal media bias are the top concerns.

Of issues we asked ONLY of Democrats, their biggest concern is Donald Trump's supporters.

Because the question wording is consistent for the party-only issues as well as the "asked of everyone" issues we can look at them together for better context.

Looking at the full range of issues asked of each side, Republicans still say illegal immigration and lack of police support are top concerns, while for Democrats concern about spread of COVID is top of the list, with Donald Trump's supporters" in second.

When we look at the likely GOP primary issue concern broken out by whether people see themselves as "Trump supporters" or "Republican party supporters", we see Trump supporters more concerned about pretty much everything, but especially election fraud.

We also wanted to look at what *attributes* Republican voters are looking for, and to what extent GOP voter preferences are "about Trump" or about something else...

BOTH "won't back down in a fight with the Democrats" AND "will work in a bipartisan way to solve problems" are among the top things Republicans say they are looking for in candidates!

Also important: supports Trump's AGENDA. (Supporting Trump HIMSELF is further down the list.)