New information from a Financial Times/Michigan Ross poll has demonstrated that Vice President Kamala Harris is gaining more trust with voters than former president and competitor Donald Trump, CNBC news says.
The monthly survey was opened from August 1st to 5th with a margin of error of +/-3.1%.
Of the 1,001 voters in the monthly survey, 42% trusted Harris regarding economic issues, one percent more than those who trusted Trump. CNBC news calls this “a razor-thin lead…falls…within the poll’s margin of error”.
This is a significant change, considering that results from other polls have shown Trump coming ahead of Harris regarding the economy’s issues. One example is the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, which showed that voters believe they will be financially better off with Trump in office.
Back in July, only 35% of voters approved President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy, a significant amount of points behind the 41% that approved Trump’s methods. CNBC claims that the economy remains “a defining issue for voters who consistently cite inflation and the high cost of living as their top priority in national polls”.
As of yet, Harris has not revealed a formal economic policy, she does, however, plan to release one in the upcoming days. The situation has left the voters and donors alone with their imaginations, attempting to determine how much Harris’ policy will differ from current administrations.
Not favored by most voters, the current administration is almost unanimously blamed for the public’s dissatisfaction with the economy.
Despite the survey’s voters favoring Harris, the same can’t be said for Biden. CNBC News cites 60% of voters saying “Harris should…fully cut ties with Biden’s economic policies or “make major changes” to his agenda”.
One of Trump’s main political methods is using the voters’ economic pessimism to his advantage, turning economic red flags into full-on tragedies and connecting them to Biden and Harris’ policies. An example includes Trump calling last week’s market plunge the “Kamala Crash”.
Even though she is highly trusted, Harris’ victory isn’t set in stone. The same poll found that 42% of voters said they’d be better off if Trump were to have a second term. In comparison, only 33% said they would be better off if Harris were president.
