Two polls indicate Harris, the Democratic nominee, is gaining ground on what is widely viewed as the top issue in the 2024 election.
Donald Trump has suffered a blow as two recent polls indicate Vice President Kamala Harris is gaining traction on what is widely viewed as the top issue in the 2024 race: the economy. But one expert told Newsweek why the polls shouldn’t be taken at face value.
A recent survey conducted for the Financial Times and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business found voters trust the Democratic candidate more than Trump, the Republican nominee, on the economy for the first time in almost a year.
The survey found that 41 percent trust Trump will be better at handling the economy, while 42 percent believe Harris would be better—up 7 points from President Joe Biden’s numbers in a July survey.
The survey of 1,001 registered voters was conducted online from August 1 to 5 by Democratic strategists Global Strategy Group and Republican polling firm North Star Opinion Research between August 1 and 5. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Meanwhile, a Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll released on Monday found that while Trump is trusted more on the economy (46 percent to Harris’ percent), a majority of voters are leaning towards the Democratic Party’s positions on the economy.
