Columbus voters rank health care as 'major issue' in election

The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease organized a focus group of undecided female voters in Columbus last night for the final presidential debate and found that the majority of participants reacted positively to any mention of health care by the candidates.

In a PFCD news release, the organization said that, “the women reacted very positively when both candidates discussed health care, with three of the top ten peaks of the evening coming from health care-related mentions.”

Of the 58 women who participated, 25 said the economy was the most important issue in the election and 11 picked health care as the most important issue. Forty of the 58 said health care was a “major issue” and would influence their voting decision.

The focus group findings are similar to a recent national survey undertaken by PFCD, which found that 62 percent of women and 54 percent of men say health care is a major issue that will influence their vote.