{"id":31736,"date":"2013-02-06T11:27:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T16:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/02\/06\/the-u-s-focuses-on-its-homefront\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T01:11:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T06:11:37","slug":"the-u-s-focuses-on-its-homefront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2013\/02\/06\/the-u-s-focuses-on-its-homefront\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S. Focuses on Its Homefront"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans worry about terrorist threat, but want President Obama to tackle economy first<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/yaleglobal.yale.edu\/content\/us-focuses-its-homefront\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>YaleGlobal<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A second term for any American president allows the incumbent to press reset buttons on foreign and economic policy. He can double down on what\u2019s worked or pursue a new path on past policies that have proven ineffective or politically unpopular.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Washington\u2019s new direction is unclear. President Barack Obama will spell out a game plan in his annual State of the Union address. Until 12 February, observers are left to read the tea leaves found in the president\u2019s second inaugural address and the public statements of nominees to fill key cabinet positions in the second term, such as Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense\u2013designate Chuck Hagel.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, the Obama administration signals intent to focus on domestic concerns. The economy (86 percent of the American public say it is a \u201ctop priority\u201d), jobs (79 percent) and the budget deficit (72 percent) dominate concerns, according to a January\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2013\/01\/24\/deficit-reduction-rises-on-publics-agenda-for-obamas-second-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a>. Immigration (39 percent) and gun control (37 percent) may be at the center of the current political debate in Washington, but the US public assigns them less priority. Nevertheless, separate surveys show strong support for passage of some kind of gun control and immigration reform.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/yaleglobal.yale.edu\/content\/us-focuses-its-homefront\">Read the full commentary at YaleGlobal Online<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The president\u2019s inaugural address and the confirmation testimony of Kerry and Hagel are being scrutinized by foreigners for signs of America\u2019s international intentions. 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