Most voters likely don’t even follow the overall economic trends, let alone one month’s data, he said. Instead, their views on the economy are shaped by how far their dollars are stretching today compared to recent times. That track record isn’t great nowadays.
A Politico article Thursday argued the economy should be considered a “remarkable victory" for the Biden administration ahead of the presidential election.
Former President Barack Obama addressed voters who next month may be tempted to vote for his successor, former president and current GOP nominee Donald Trump, based on the state of the economy during Trump’s first administration.
Jobless claims have already surged after Hurricane Helene hit, and Milton will likely add to that. It suggests weak jobs data to come.
Most voters in a new survey rank the economy as the most important issue ahead of the election, now less than a month away, and former President Trump has an edge over Vice President Harris on the issue.
Ahead of next month’s election, a new Gallup poll has found no overlap at all between Republican and Democratic voters in their top five issues.
California is highly unlikely to give Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, a win on election day. In his two previous White House runs, he’s received 34% in 2020 and 33% in 2016. Polls show him at about the same levels now.
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Veteran US political strategist James Carville steered Bill Clinton to the White House in 1992 with a campaign best remembered for his pithy motto: it's "the economy, stupid.""We don't have to be as good as Bill Clinton" in delivering that message,
U.S. inflation last month likely reached its lowest point since February 2021, clearing the way for another Federal Reserve rate cut and adding to the stream of encouraging economic data that has emerged in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.