Economy, Not Foreign Policy, Appears Most Important Campaign Issue

In response to the drastic increase in oil prices combined with high rates of unemployment, the economy appears to be widely considered as the underlying issue that a majority of voters will pay tremendous attention to in the upcoming presidential election, according to ABC News.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will be addressing the nation's economic state, as well as their plans to address its problems, in the coming days.

The Republican candidate, McCain, is scheduled to launch two separate fundraisers today in Washington and Virginia in an attempt to raise money for his upcoming campaign. According to ABC, Obama is slated to speak in Raleigh, North Carolina today, in what is scheduled to be his first stop in an 11-day campaign trail.

Obama's campaign has already stated that the Democrat intends to specifically address the enormous rise in gas prices, the unemployment rate and the credit situation in his upcoming tour. In recent months, both candidates have criticized one another's economic policies.