What do YOU think is the most important topic of the 2012 elections?

[Cicero]

Whats your opinion?

[Eliza Snark]

Election finance reform, if you ask me, but that doesn't really seem to be on the table.

[Hypers]

Jobs. It's been a problem yet to be solved ever since.

[ImCoolBeans]

I don't really know if I could rank these issues in order of "importance". Everybody is going to have more of a soft spot for one thing than the other. I think they're all obviously important; but I guess I'll go with federal spending, I don't think the economy can really start to get better until they have a grip on that. Both are equally important in my opinion. Although I do think that education is a very important issue, along with national security, social issues/reforms, health care, the environment and every other issue on the list.

[PerpetualImperfexion]

Jobs & Economy :3

Things like social issues are also important, but you can't really enjoy such things if the economy takes a shit.

[Eliza Snark]

I sincerely believe that we're not going to see any significant change or new ideas and solutions on how to deal with these hot-button issues until campaign finance reform goes through. In the United States, at least, third party candidates aren't elected just because people don't vote for them. The system is ultimately stacked against them- Unlimited anonymous campaign contributions are a major corrupting force in the system.

I don't expect Obama or Romney to do anything about it.

Also, OP, you wrote National Security twice in that poll.