The Sleepers

摘要

All politics is local, except when it isn't. Next week Americans will head to the polls with national and international issues on their minds. Chief among them: Iraq, the top issue for 29 percent of voters in the NEWSWEEK Poll (the largest percentage for any issue, followed by the economy at 21 percent). Democrats, the party preferred by 53 percent of voters to control Congress, seem poised for big gains. But a host of sleeper social issues, including abortion, same-sex marriage and stem-cell research will keep campaign 2006 interesting to the end.