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What issues matter to you?

We already know -- well, mostly -- what issues are important to the candidates. But we need to know what issues are most important to you and why.

Are the candidates addressing the things you care about? What issues will guide your voting next November, and what issues will you follow after the elections?

Help Minnesota Public Radio report on the 2008 elections by sharing your insights below.

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First Name *

Last Name *

City *

State *

Postal Code *

Country *

E-mail *

Phone *

In the presidential race, which two of the following issues matter most to you?

In U.S. Senate and House races, which two issues are most important to you?

How about in state and local races?

What issues not listed above are most important to you this election season?

How have your life experiences shaped your election-year political opinions?

What party, if any, do you identify with most closely?

Where would you place yourself on this political spectrum?

Far left
Moderately left
Center left
Centrist
Center right
Moderately right
Far right

If you had to vote today, which presidential candidate would you support?

What are you looking for in a presidential candidate?

Do you work or volunteer for a party or a campaign?

No
Yes

If you identify closely with a party, would you consider voting for a candidate from another party?

No
Yes
I'm not sure

Now, please answer a few questions that will help us better understand your perspective. None of this information is required, and all of it will remain private to the newsroom.

What's your occupation?

In what year were you born?

What race or ethnicity are you?

On the campaign trail, many of the candidates are trying to appeal to the "middle class."

Do you consider yourself part of the middle class?

Yes

Unsure

What do you think determines whether or not you're in the middle class?

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Yes

What's your income?

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We ask for some information about you so we can contact you if we have questions. We will not share your personal information outside the newsroom.

By filling out this form, you are giving Minnesota Public Radio permission to contact you only for help with current and future news coverage, and you become part of the MPR Public Insight Network. Through American Public Media, you may have opportunities to also inform national stories on programs such as Marketplace, Marketplace Money, Speaking of Faith and American RadioWorks.

Your answers are confidential. We will not quote you on the air or on the Web without first getting your explicit permission.

If you give us permission to publish your comments, we may edit them before reading them on-air or posting them to Minnesota Public Radio or American Public Media's Web sites. We reserve the right to reuse or republish your submission, or to withhold it from publication.

You must be 13 years or older to submit information to Minnesota Public Radio.

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