In his Nevada victory statement former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney omitted Iraq from the list of issues Americans are concerned about.

Today, the people of Nevada voted for change in Washington. For far too long, our leaders have promised to take the action necessary to build a stronger America, and still the people of Nevada and all across this country are waiting. Whether it is reforming health care, making America energy independent or securing the border, the American people have been promised much and are now ready for change.

And while Nevada Republicans considered “the economy and illegal immigration…[the] top problems facing the country,” Iraq and terrorism ranked in the top four. According to an October article in the Las Vegas Review Journal, “the Middle East conflict weighs heavily on the minds of Nevadans” and most linked the war in Iraq, which “has cost nearly 4,000 American lives, about $2 million a week” a strain on the economy.

Nationally, voters consider the war in Iraq a top priority. According to a CBS News/New York Times Poll from January 9-12, Iraq ranked second in importance behind jobs and the state of the economy. Voters also “continue to trust Democrats more than Republicans on most key issues, according to the latest data from a Rasmussen Reports tracking poll.”

Democrats get the nod on nine of ten issues we asked about…When the War in Iraq is isolated as a separate foreign-policy issue, Democrats enjoy an eight-point advantage of 47% to 39%, the same margin they held in November.

Thus, the above is just another indication that Romney is out of touch with American voters and their priorities.

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