News media give voters more to mull and GOP politicians more to fear

“It’s the economy, stupid.”That old political saying remains a reliable way to figure out what’s on the minds of voters. But with mid-term elections less than a week away, and despite a drumbeat of bad economic indicators, that expression actually might not capture everything that matters to voters as they choose congressional officeholders this time around.That’s because repeated investigative work by the news media has elevated the relevance of some other issues that many voters might not see, feel or get angry about as they pay bills and buy necessities.Add “It’s the corruption, stupid.”According to a mid-October Fox News poll of 1,200 registered voters, 88% said they were “extremely concerned” or “very concerned” about government corruption. That was higher than any other issue in the poll, ahead of inflation and high prices (85%), gas prices (83%) and healthcare (80%). Change Research asked 2,000 registered voters in mid-August to pick their three most important issues.…