Donald Trump is polling better than Kamala Harris on the economy and immigration, despite his overall lead shrinking in national and battleground state polls.
Former President Donald Trump has lost ground to Vice President Kamala Harris in recent weeks, but he’s still leading on several key issues that will dominate their debate Tuesday.
Trump continues to poll better than Harris on the economy, inflation and immigration, despite seeing his overall lead shrink in national and battleground state polls since Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee.
More Americans trust Trump to handle the economy than Harris, with 46 percent saying they trust Trump more on the issue compared to 38 percent who trust Harris, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sept. 1. Trump also had an 8-point lead over Harris on handling inflation.
The polling suggests Trump’s attacks on the Biden-Harris administration’s economic policies may be resonating with some voters.
At the debate Harris will likely tout the administration’s record of 15 million new jobs created, a low unemployment rate and the fact that inflation is down from its recent peak of 9.1 percent in the summer of 2022. But polls show the economy and inflation remain a top concern for many Americans.
“The evidence is that the labor market is in good shape and inflation is down”, said George Hammond, the director of the Economic and Business Research Center at the University of Arizona.
