On July 22, 2024, U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivered a speech at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware. Her election rival, Donald Trump, likened leaders convicted of crimes to “predators” and “crooks”.
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Vice President Kamala Harris Chasing the former president Donald Trump A new survey shows how many voters trust her handling of the economy Financial Times/Michigan Ross polling.
The monthly survey found that 42% of voters trust Harris on economic issues, one percentage point higher than the Republican presidential candidate. That’s a razor-thin lead, well within the poll’s margin of error of +/- 3.1 percentage points. The poll, released on Sunday, surveyed 1,001 registered voters from August 1 to August 5.
Other polls have found Trump with a clear lead over Harris on economic issues. latest CNBC National Economic SurveyFor example, voters were found to think they would be better off financially under Trump than Harris by a margin of 2 to 1.
Still, the FT/Michigan Ross results suggest economic dynamics may be changing. Democratic Ballot: Last month, only 35% of voters expressed support for the president Joe BidenHis handling of the economy lags behind Trump’s by 41%.
Since Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris, the vice president has recalibrated the dynamics of his matchup with Trump, resulting in a surge in donations, volunteers and rally attendance.
Yet even with the electoral shake-up, the economy remains a decisive issue for voters, who consistently cite inflation and the high cost of living as their top priority in national polls.
Harris has been running for president for three weeks but has yet to announce formal plans economic policy platform, although she said Saturday that it would be released in the coming days.
At the same time, voters and donors are wondering how far she might go against the current administration, as public dissatisfaction with the economy often bears the brunt of the blame.
Sixty percent of respondents to the Financial Times/Michigan Ross survey said Harris should completely cut ties with Biden’s economic policies or make “significant changes” to his agenda.
Trump has often exploited voters’ economic pessimism as a political tactic in an effort to turn economic danger signals into a narrative of all-out disaster caused by the Biden-Harris administration’s policies. For example, when markets plunged last week, fueling fears of a coming recession, Trump was quick to label the moment on Truth Social ” “Kamala crashed.”
Linking the Biden-Harris administration to voters’ pessimistic economic attitudes often works to Trump’s advantage. A FT/Michigan Ross poll found that 42% of voters said their lives would be “much” or “somewhat” better in a hypothetical second Trump term, with Harry The number of voters who hold the same view is 33%.
