US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is ahead of her rival in the election race, Republican Donald Trump, on the issue of managing the country’s economy, according to the results of a poll conducted by the Financial Times newspaper and the Michigan Ross business school at the University of Michigan.
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When asked who they trust most to run the US economy, 44% of respondents pointed to Kamala Harris. 42% of respondents supported Donald Trump. As the Financial Times emphasizes, Harris thus increased her lead by 1% compared to August, when 42% of voters supported her and 41% supported Trump when asked a similar question.
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Moreover, in response to the question of what factors they consider the most significant when deciding whose candidate to vote for in the presidential election, 58% of respondents named economic problems, such as workers’ dreams and the cost of living.
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The survey was conducted online from September 11 to 12 among 1,002 registered voters. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
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The US presidential elections will take place on November 5th. The Democratic Party will be represented by Vice President Harris, and the Republican Party by former President Trump.
