In a conversation with the NewsHour’s Steve Goldbloom, Senior NewsHour Correspondent Gwen Ifill spoke about Sen. Barack Obama’s decision to opt out of public campaign financing, Sen. John McCain’s possible campaign strategies, and why voters are most concerned about the economy.

“I think it’s fair to say that in almost any election the economy will trump all. When you can go to the gas pump, when you can pay your mortgage or not pay your mortgage, when you can go to the doctor and see the cost of your prescription uncovered, I think that that always will resonate with people in very direct pocketbook ways, which nothing at a distance can,” Ifill said.

MP3: Listen to the complete conversation (5:58)