This survey sounds bogus to me. If you ask whether social or economic issues are more important, then people who are feeling the pain or are out of jobs will probably say economic.
After all, “social issues” is kind of a vague term.
But if you ask them whether they would vote for a baby killer who wants to train kids in kindgarten to be gay, their response might be different.
Or if you ask them whether they would want to vote for an honest politician who understands the difference between right and wrong, or a lying crook who could care less, they’d probably choose the first. Well, that’s pretty much what “social issues” means.
Politicians who don’t give a damn how many babies are killed are unlikely to be very trustworthy on other issues, including economic issues. They may talk the talk, but how can you trust someone without any moral values?
Good take. Ironically, social issues voters reject the kind of liars who put out surveys like this one.