A series of new polls with just two weeks to go before Election Day show Donald Trump with an edge on the economy, an issue that has historically driven presidential races.
At a time when voters are still focused on inflation, even though it has cooled to 2.4 percent, Americans are concluding that Trump will make them richer and narrowly saying they trust him more on the economy.
Trump holds just under 48 to 46 percent CNBC All-America Economic Survey.
But among those who make inflation and the economy a priority, Trump’s lead rises to 42 to 24.
Trump also has a narrow 48-47 margin in the battleground states that will determine the outcome of the election.
Former President Donald Trump enjoys support among voters who call inflation and the economy a priority in a new poll
Both candidates are crisscrossing the country in those states to get their economic messages out, with Harris answering questions about inflation at a town hall in Pennsylvania and Trump heading west to continue promoting his plan to deport millions of migrants who came here . illegal.
Trump had a 35-point lead among those most concerned about the economy, an issue he continually emphasizes, and a 19-point lead among those most concerned about crime and safety—an issue he often intertwined with immigration by speaking of gruesome murders committed by migrants.
In the seven battleground states, Trump leads 48% to 47%, within the 4% margin of error for that part of the poll.
The survey also found that Trump has a 35-point lead among voters most concerned about immigration, and a 19-point lead on crime and safety.
Another one Opinion poll in the Financial Times Led by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, Trump had a narrow lead on the economy.
He led Harris 44 percent to 43 percent, essentially a tie. When asked who would make them better off financially, respondents chose Trump by 45 to 37 percent.
Erik Goldron, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, said Harris’ economic plans “generated as much disappointment as enthusiasm,” a day after she struggled to explain her plan to address the tax the rich.
Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to explain her economic message to voters
“If she’s going to win the election, she’s going to have to win it on other issues,” he said, as Harris’ campaign prepares to speak on the National Mall at the same place Trump spoke in January. 6.
A new one Wall Street Journal Survey gives Trump a two-point lead over Harris, 47 to 45, while also revealing a rise in her negative approval ratings.
She has an unfavorable rating in the poll of 53 to 45 percent – her worst rating since July.
Voters also have rosier memories of Trump’s time in office, with 52 to 48 percent approving of his term in office.
It comes amid a barrage of negative ad spending by Trump and his allies new data who says that Harris’s policies, when presented blindly, are more popular than Trump’s.
“Voters are finally getting to know her,” GOP pollster David Lee, who helped conduct the survey, told the newspaper. “The definition period is coming to an end and more people are dissatisfied with what they learned about her than with what they know about President Trump.”
