Economy, healthcare, Iran war top voters’ concerns ahead of midterms: Gallup

The most important issues that U.S. voters care about in the upcoming elections are economy, healthcare and the war in Iran, according to a poll released Thursday.

In Gallup’s latest poll, half of the respondents said the economy and healthcare would be extremely important to their vote this year. About 47 percent of registered voters also highlighted that the war in Iran would be an extremely important issue to their vote, while 30 percent said it was very important.

The conflict, which started earlier this year, has been a persistent matter of concern to the public. Earlier in August, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 50 percent of Americans said they believe the war will decrease stability in the Middle East. Another poll in July showed two-thirds of Americans said the war........

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