In a poll conducted by the Financial Times and the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, this is the first monthly survey to show that Democratic presidential candidate outperforms Trump on economic issues Since they started tracking voter sentiment on the issue about a year ago.
Although 41% of Americans still trust the former president more on economic issues — unchanged from the previous two-month poll — According to the poll, 42% of voters believe Harris would manage the economy better. That's a 7 percentage point increase over Biden's numbers last month.
The article notes that despite strong U.S. growth and employment data, Biden has struggled to convince voters that his economic policies are good for them, a trend that has continued after he dropped out of the presidential campaign. Americans still overwhelmingly cite inflation as the biggest issue ahead of the November election, and the poll found that just 19% of voters believe they are better off today than they were when Biden took office in 2021.
However, a new FT-Michigan Ross poll also shows that Harris could distance herself from Biden on economic issues, with 60% of those surveyed saying they should either completely break away from the president’s economic policies or “make major changes” to the president’s platform.
However, the survey also showed that Economic turmoil among voters may still benefit Trump.who continued to criticize the Biden administration for record inflation on a national television show. Only one in four registered voters rated economic conditions as “excellent” or “good,” and 42% said they would be “much” or “somewhat” better off if Trump won another four years in the White House. Just 33% said they would be “much” or “somewhat” better off under Harris.
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