Gallup: Sarah Palin is the GOP's preferred foreign policy candidate

Daily Kos (Blog, Opinion piece): Gallup: Sarah Palin is the GOP's preferred foreign policy candidate

There's been a very understandable and belated shift toward the economy and jobs as the biggest issue for Americans. When looking at Republicans and Republican leaners, as Gallup does today, we can see that in their "most important issue" choices:

Given a choice, 36% of Republicans say business and the economy are the most important political issues to them, up from 32% in March, and now on par with the percentage who say the same about government spending and power. Fewer Republicans choose either social issues and moral values or national security and foreign policy as their top political priorities.

The GOP respondents in the Gallup poll say that if their issue is business and the economy their man is Romney. Okay, understandable, given his background (though I guess that means they're going with someone who fires people to make a buck for himslef.)

And if it's moral values, their man is Huckabee. I get that. He's a preacher, and sometimes there's a connection there (alas, sometimes not.)

And if it's foreign policy, their chosen expert candidate is.... Jon Huntsman, Ambassador to China and someone with actual foreign policy experience? Nah, he gets 1%. Newt Gingrich, experienced DC pol? He gets 10%.

The choice is Sarah Palin, because she can see Russia from her house.

You can't make this stuff up.

The poll results "among Republicans and Republican leaners":

Government spending and power. MIke Huckabee 19%, Romney 17%, Paalin 9%

BUsiness and the economy. Huckabee 15%, Romney 18%, Palin 14%

Social issues and moral values: Huckabee 26%, Romney 8%, Palin 18%

National security and foreign policty: Huckabee 18%, Romney 16%, Palin, 19%