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Well, it should come as no surprise that in the final weeks of the presidential campaign we’re being gaslit about which candidate voters trust more on the economy.
“Vice President Harris is gaining steam with voters on the economy, just as the economy itself is showing new signs of its strength”, reports The Hill. “The economy is the top issue for voters, according to many different polls. Polling agency Ipsos described it as ‘the single most important issue to Americans since April 2024’ in a survey earlier this month. Trump has long had a lead, first over President Biden, and then Harris when it came to the economy as an issue. But that lead is now getting smaller.”
The article cites a Marist poll claiming that Harris only trails Trump by three points among adults on who would be better to handle the economy.
Even The Hill seems perplexed by this.
It’s not entirely clear why the gap is closing, though one reason is likely the replacement of Biden with Harris as the Democratic candidate.
While both Biden and Harris would be tied to their administration’s record on the economy, Harris has proven to be a stronger messenger than Biden on a host of issues and has excited Democrats and independents in a way the current president did not.
While Biden struggled in his July debate with Trump, which ended up pushing him out of the race, Harris was widely seen as defeating Trump in her debate against the ex-president earlier this year.
