New polls show Trump losing edge over Harris on economy two weeks out from Election Day: Live updates
Donald Trump previously led Kamala Harris on tax and housing but voters appear to be increasingly persuaded by vice president on the issue, new survey finds
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Donald Trump has lost his advantage over Kamala Harris on the economy, with a majority of voters now saying they believe the Democrat is best placed to steward the country and favor her tax and housing policies, according to a new poll.
The survey from Associated Press/NORC gives the vice president a lead over the Republican on the issue, which the electorate consistently places as the most important of the race, putting her ahead by 46 percent to 35 percent.
Trump was on the campaign trail in hurricane-hitNorth Carolina on Monday, where he again pushed a false conspiracy that the government has been giving FEMA disaster relief funding to illegal immigrants, suggested that if God were counting the votes he could win California because of his large rally crowd sizes, scaremongered over “migrant crime” and smeared Harris on human trafficking.
In Michigan, Harris appeared alongside Never Trump Republican Liz Cheney and accused her “increasingly unstable” rival of “hiding” by not debating her again, urging voters “we cannot despair.”
“We rise to a moment and we stand on the broad shoulders of people who have fought this fight before for our country,” she said.
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In Michigan, Harris appeared alongside Never Trump Republican Liz Cheney and accused her “increasingly unstable” rival of “hiding” by not debating her again, also telling voters: “We cannot despair.”
“We rise to a moment and we stand on the broad shoulders of people who have fought this fight before for our country,” she said, in a rousing moment.
Seeing an opportunity, Trump attacked Harris over her association with Cheney on Truth Social, calling the latter a “Crazed Warhawk” and saying her father’s central role in the War on Terror should deter Arab-Americans from voting Democrat.
Donald Trump loses edge over Kamala Harris on economy two weeks out from Election Day, new poll finds
Trump has lost his advantage over Harris on the economy, with a majority of voters now saying they believe the Democrat is best placed to steward the country and favor her tax and housing policies, according to a new poll.
The survey from Associated Press/NORC gives the Vice President a lead over the Republican on the issue, which the electorate consistently places as the most important of the race, putting her ahead by 46 percent to 35 percent.
However, voters are about evenly divided on whether Trump or Harris is better on prices for everyday essentials like groceries and gas and neither candidate has an edge on jobs and unemployment.
They are also slightly more likely to prefer Trump on the issue of tariffs, which were defined in the poll as taxes on imported goods.
“Do I trust Trump on the economy? No. I trust that he’ll give tax cuts to his buddies like Elon Musk,” said poll respondent Janice Tosto, a 59-year-old Philadelphia woman and self-described independent.
By contrast, poll respondent Amber Moody, 36, from Halifax, Virginia, said she trusts Trump – and Republicans in general – much more on economic matters.
“It seems to me that in my lifetime, every time a Democrat holds office, the economy suffers,” she said.
“Prices go up, taxes go up and the national debt goes up. While I don’t approve of everything Donald Trump says and does, I do believe he is the better choice.”
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