Vice President Kamala Harris has cut former President Donald Trump‘s advantage in half when it comes to the economy, according to a poll released on Sunday.
The economy is a major issue among voters and has been a huge talking point since the start of the election cycle when Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, was up against President Joe Biden. When Biden exited the race in July, he endorsed Harris and she eventually won the Democratic Party‘s nomination. While Harris still has a way to go in convincing voters that she is better for the economy, she has so far fared better than Biden on the subject.
In a national poll conducted by NBC News from September 13 to 17, Trump was ahead of Harris on issues of the economy by 9 points (50 to 41 percent). While this is a blow to Harris who made it a point to talk about her economic policies on the debate stage in Philadelphia earlier this month, she has improved the perception of how Democrats would handle the economy if they continued to run the White House.
When NBC News asked voters whether Trump or Biden would be better at handling the economy in January, Trump was ahead of Biden by 22 points.
Sunday’s NBC News poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. The NBC News poll from January 26 to 30 had a sampling size of 1,000 registered voters and a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
Newsweek reached out to Harris’ and Trump’s campaigns via email for comment on Sunday mid-morning.
In a CBS News/YouGov poll taken between September 18 to 20, 27 percent of respondents think the economy is getting better while 48 percent think it’s getting worse. Twenty-five percent think the economy is about the same.
Meanwhile, 88 percent of respondents say the economy is a major factor in their vote for president compared to 11 percent who say it’s a minor factor. Just 1 percent said it’s not a factor.
The poll surveyed 3,129 registered voters nationwide and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.
Trump also leads Harris by 21 points on securing the U.S.-Mexico border and controlling immigration, 8 points on dealing with inflation and the cost of living and 6 points on dealing with crime and violence, Sunday’s NBC News’ poll found.
Meanwhile, Harris has a 28-point lead over Trump on protecting immigrant rights, a 21-point lead on abortion rights, a 20-point lead on having the necessary mental and physical health to be president, a 16-point lead on having the right temperament to be president, a 15-point lead on being honest and trustworthy and a 9-point lead on representing change.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 12. Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on July 31 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Harris has cut Trump’s advantage in half when it comes to the economy, according to a new poll.
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Harris Gets Good News From Economists
Nearly 40 economists recently said that Harris’ economic agenda would be better for the economy.
In a survey published last week by the Financial Times and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’ Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets, 70 percent of the economists said Trump’s economic policies would be more inflationary, meaning they would be more likely to cause inflation. Only 3 percent said Harris’ economic policies would be inflationary. Meanwhile, 27 percent said there is no material difference in each economic platform’s inflationary consequences.
A total of 70 percent also thought Trump’s economic platform would produce larger federal budget deficits, while only 11 percent said Harris’ platform would and 19 percent said there would be no material difference.
Budget deficits are when government expenses exceed revenue. They also add to the national debt, which is not good for the economy.
What Are Harris’ and Trump’s Economic Policies?
Harris wants to expand tax deductions for small businesses, restore and increase the child tax credit and lower housing costs by giving first-time homeowners down payment assistance. The vice president plans to pay for these social benefits by raising taxes on the wealthy and big corporations. She also wants to crack down on price-gouging to help with Americans’ grocery bills.
Trump, meanwhile, plans to continue the tax cuts he passed in 2017, which largely benefited the rich and big businesses. He also proposed 10 to 20 percent tariffs on all imports and a 60 percent tariff on imports from China. The former president has also promoted deregulation.
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