Trump holds 2-point lead over Harris with a big advantage on economy, CNBC survey shows
Published Thu, Aug 8 20247:27 AM EDTUpdated An Hour Ago
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Steve Liesman
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Former President Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris 48% to 46% overall in the CNBC All-America Economic Survey.
But on the economy, Trump leads Harris by 2-to-1.
Democrats are now much more satisfied with their nominee and Harris saw big gains among young voters.
The poll of 1,001 Americans across the country was conducted July 31 through Aug. 4. The poll has a margin of error of +/-3.1%.
The CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds former President Donald Trump holding a commanding lead among voters on key economic issues, but ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris by just a 2-point advantage in the head-to-head race for the White House.
After the replacement of President Joe Biden with Harris, an assassination attempt on Trump and the Republican convention, Trump’s 48%-46% lead is within the CNBC survey’s margin of error and unchanged from the 45%-43% lead Trump held against Biden in the NBC News July Survey. While the head-to-head competition remains the same, there have been dramatic but offsetting changes beneath the surface for both sides that have kept the race even.
The most dramatic shift: 81% of Democrats are satisfied with Harris as their nominee, compared with just 33% who were satisfied with Biden. But that was partially offset by a 9-point gain among Republicans who are satisfied with Trump as the nominee, bringing his number to 80%.
Interest in the election rose 3 points for Democrats, but it rose 2 points for Republicans. Young voters showed far greater supporter for Harris than they did for Biden, backing the vice president now by 10 points, compared with backing Trump by 2 points in the NBC July poll. That was offset by a big swing of 12 points among voters aged 35-49 toward Trump. The age group now supports Trump by 9 points. Harris’ net approval rating (approval minus disapproval) improved from -15 in the July NBC survey to -8, but Trump’s improved about the same amount to -9.
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