Donald Trump is losing his lead over Kamala Harris when it comes to who is best suited to manage the economy, according to a new poll.
Millions of voters have already cast early votes in the presidential election ahead of Election Day on Nov. 5, and the latest Associated Press/NORC poll shows that Democratic candidate Harris is leading the way in the Middle East and Middle East. They say they have a slight lead on important economic issues. class voters.
The findings follow a similar poll last month that showed Harris has largely closed the previously wide gap with former U.S. president and Republican candidate Trump on who can best handle economic issues. It confirmed that.
The economy is always at the top of voters’ priority lists.
The latest poll asked more detailed questions than the previous poll, with 46% favoring Harris’ policies on taxes for the middle class, compared to 35% for Trump. The vice president also has a slight advantage when it comes to housing prices, but voters are evenly divided on who has better policies when it comes to food and gas prices, job creation, and unemployment.
Support for Harris is increasing, even though a majority of voters (62%) think the economic situation is bad, compared to 38% who disagree. This outlook is brighter than last October, when nearly three in four people said the economy was in bad shape.
The Trump campaign has long sought to make inflation and the rising cost of living a focus of its criticism of President Joe Biden. Since Harris was sworn in as the Democratic nominee to replace Biden in July, she has begun to fight back by making proposals for the “opportunity economy” a central part of her campaign message, including offering first-time buyer support. It also includes a pledge to provide $25,000 as a down payment. new home
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the economic theme in a CNN interview Sunday, pushing back against suggestions that voters are primarily concerned with President Trump’s increasingly erratic campaign speeches and actions. Set to music for 39 minutes.
“The big question, and the one Kamala Harris hasn’t been able to answer, is: Are we better off today than we were four years ago under Trump?” Johnson said. “No one answers yes to that question.”
Harris’ campaign has tapped Bill Clinton to promote the vice president’s economic message, with a particular focus on rural and black voters. Clinton’s role as an economic messenger was created in part by his successful 1992 presidential campaign, but primarily because it focused primarily on economic issues. It is summed up in the famous phrase coined by Chief Strategist James: “It’s the economy, you idiot.” Carville.
At a rally last Friday in Wilmington, North Carolina, a key battleground state where both candidates are close, the former Democratic president said Harris’ economic proposals would ease the majority’s situation. “She wants to help middle-class and low-income working people become middle class,” Clinton said.
Clinton also offered a nuanced view of the state of the modern economy, acknowledging inflation under the Biden administration but explaining why it happened. At the Democratic National Convention in August, he said the United States had created 51 million jobs since the end of the Cold War, 50 million of them under Democratic administrations.
“I swear I saw this three times. Even I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “How many points do you have now? 50 Democrats, 1 Republican.”
