Harris leads Trump overall but not on handling of the economy: POLL (Page 4 ) | August 19, 2024

Annonce:

To be sure, fewer than half of Americans, 44%, are satisfied with a Harris-Trump matchup, with 55% dissatisfied. But that’s sharply improved from views on a Biden-Trump race, with which just 28% were satisfied, 71% dissatisfied, last month.

It’s also the case that Harris’ choice of Walz as her running mate has been better received than Trump’s selection of Vance, as reported Friday.

Key issues

At the same time, Trump leads Harris by 9 points in trust to handle the economy and inflation alike, roughly maintaining his position on these issues against Biden last month. More than 85% of adults rate both of these as highly important in their vote for president, tops among 11 issues tested.

Trump also leads Harris, by 10 points, in trust to handle the immigration situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, versus a 14-point Trump lead in July. But other issues surpass immigration in importance, including health care, on which Harris leads Trump by 7 points; protecting American democracy, Harris +6; and crime and safety, on which they’re close.

Notably, the gap on crime and safety has narrowed from a Trump lead, +7 points, in July, to Trump +3 points now, not a significant gap. And Harris leads by 5 points in trust to handle gun violence, compared with a virtual tie for Biden (+1) against Trump in July. Both shifts may reflect Harris’ credentials as a former prosecutor.

Harris also leads, by 5 points, in trust to handle appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court. Among items lower on the importance list, she leads Trump by 12 points in trust to handle abortion and 14 points to handle race relations, while he’s +5 points on handling the Israel/Hamas war (down from +9 against Biden).