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Record-High Number Of Americans Trust Republicans Over Democrats On Economy

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A new survey from Gallup has found that a record-high number of voters believe Republicans (53%) will, “do a better job of keeping the country prosperous,” than Democrats (39%).

  • Semafor notes: "Gallup has been polling the same question since 1951 and the 14-point edge is the widest for Republicans since 1991 and a slight bump from their 10-point advantage this time last year."
  • Gallup analyst Justin McCarthy told Semafor that the final election year polling on the question has typically predicted the winner since 1984, with the most recent exception being 2000 (the question was not asked in 2004).
  • Gallup: "Although both parties are about equally disliked, the public chooses the Republican Party over the Democratic Party by healthy margins when asked which will better safeguard the nation’s prosperity and security."

Figure 1: Party Preferred on Economic Matters

Source: Gallup

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