A new poll shows Democrats are regaining support for their economic policies in the presidential election, but a majority of Americans want Kamala Harris to reject her predecessor’s economic policies.
The survey carried out A poll conducted by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business for the Financial Times found that Americans trust Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris slightly more than former President Donald Trump when it comes to the economy.
“Voters still believe it would be better for them if Trump were in power, so their fears remain unresolved.”
Before Biden dropped out of his reelection campaign, Trump dominated Democrats when asked which candidate they trusted more on the economy.
A new poll found that when it comes to the economy, 42% of respondents trust Harris, while 41% trust Trump.
While polling on Trump’s economic policies remained unchanged, only 35% of Democrats approve of Biden on the economy, an improvement of 7 percentage points since the switch to Harris.
But that improvement hinges on voters’ expectations that Harris will distance herself from Biden’s economic policies, which has not happened yet.
The poll found that 60% of respondents want Harris to either completely abandon Biden’s economic policies or make “significant changes” to them, which could pose a problem for Democrats going forward.
“The polls are good news for previously anxious Democrats,” said Eric Gordon, a professor at the university. “But the anxiety persists because voters still believe they would be better off with a Trump presidency, and most voters put their own interests first and big policy issues second.”
The Trump campaign has made it a priority to attack Harris over Biden’s economic policies, which many Americans see as failures.
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