Two years after the contentious passage of the Medicare prescription drug benefit bill in Congress, candidate Joe Donnelly (D) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are both hoping the issue still resonates in Indiana’s 2^nd district. The Democrat, who trying for a second time to take on Rep. Chris Chocola (R), is attacking a recent round of ads being run by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in support of Chocola’s vote in favor of the Medicare bill.

But a recent poll by Research 2000 found that when asked what is the most important issue in the campaign, only 7% of respondents said Medicare. The issues of the war in Iraq, the economy and taxes/spending polled much higher. This suggests that the Chamber’s ads and Donnelly’s criticism of Chocola may resonate little with voters.