Who's the economy going to benefit in the presidential race?

From Marketplace, I'm Sabrie Ben Ashoor in for David Brunkachio.

Looming in the background behind every presidential election is the economy. The economy influences the race and the race

influences how people view the economy. A recent survey shows that a slightly larger

percentage of Americans trust Vice President Kamala Harris to handle the economy

over former President Donald Trump. That's the finding of a new survey conducted by

the University of Michigan in the Financial Times. It is the first time the poll has found the Democratic

nominee leading Trump on economic issues this year, as Marketplace's Henry Epp reports.

For nearly a year, the Michigan F.T. poll consistently found that more voters trusted

Trump than President Joe Biden to handle the economy.

And while Trump hasn't lost any ground in the latest survey, Vice President

Kamala Harris appears to have convinced more voters who previously said they

did not trust either candidate on economic issues.

Harris's support on the question jumped seven percentage points from

Biden's standing in July giving her a one-point lead over Trump, well within the

polls margin of error. Still 73% of voters hold a negative view of the overall economy in the US.

About half say they are both financially worse off since Biden became president

and that Biden's policies have hurt the economy.

A solid majority, 60 percent, say Harris should take a different approach to the economy

than Biden if she's elected in November.

I'm Henry E App for Marketplace.

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