With education growing as a voter concern, politicians have been quick to martial dueling remedies of their own.

He spent a great deal of time at his district office responding to voter concerns, and frequently spoke to groups of students.

Australia will hold a general election this year, and opinion polls show that the environment is high on the list of voter concerns.

"Property taxes and the cost of education dominate voter concerns," she said.

On this last point, many experts see voter concern over education to be largely anxiety over their children's character.

And outrage over mounting crime has thrown prison conditions off the list of voter concerns.

Polls consistently show that education, along with Social Security and health care, is a top voter concern.

The questions were these: Do you consider adultery to be a legitimate campaign issue and voter concern?

Democrats say they are conducting a poll to measure voter concern before deciding whether to make it a central issue in the campaign.

Crime and taxes, the voter concerns cited most in polls, are traditional Republican issues.