When asked which particular security issue voters care about, 45 percent picked border security, while 44 percent opted for terrorism, according to the poll, conducted July 14-17. Another 10 percent selected foreign policy. The poll’s margin of error for security voters was 2 percentage points.
But Republican security voters were much more likely to focus on border security than terrorism, 55 percent to 40 percent, while 54 percent of Democrats in the group selected terrorism as their top issue, showing how immigration in particular can motivate the Republican base.
On the other hand, while a number of Democratic candidates have touted their military experience, terrorism has generally not been a key campaign issue for the candidates -- who have largely opted to focus on health care or the economy.
"This is not 2002 and 2004,” Russell said. “Thankfully, because of the fact that we haven't had a large terrorist attack in the U.S. in a while, domestic issues have driven foreign policy off of the front page.”
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