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Voters Trust Democrat Candidate On Economy More Than Trump For First Time

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A new survey from the Financial Times and the University of Michigan has found that voters trust the Democrat candidate more than Trump to handle the economy, “for the first time this cycle.”

  • Erik Gordon at the University of Michigan said: “The fact that voters were more positive on Harris than on Biden . . . says as much about how badly Biden was doing as it does about how well Harris is doing.”
  • The FT notes: “The survey showed Harris may be able to distance herself from Biden on economic issues. Fully 60 per cent of those surveyed said she should either break completely from the president’s economic policies or “make major changes” to his platform.”

Figure 1: Which Candidate do Voters Trust More with the Economy

Source: Financial Times/University of Michigan

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