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Patriot Brief
• Majority of voters trust Trump and Republicans more than Democrats on economic management.
• Inflation remains voters’ top concern despite GOP edge on economic trust.
• Americans credit Trump more than Biden for current economic conditions overall.
The numbers tell a story Democrats would rather not hear: when it comes to managing the economy, voters still trust Republicans and Donald Trump more than the left. Even with lingering inflation concerns and skepticism around tariffs, a majority of Americans believe the GOP is better equipped to steer the economic ship. That matters — because economic trust is often the single most decisive factor in national elections.
What’s especially telling is the contrast. Voters may be frustrated with prices, but they don’t believe Democrats have better answers. Inflation remains the top concern, yet Americans split evenly on whether conditions are better or worse than under Biden — hardly a ringing endorsement of Democratic stewardship. Meanwhile, Republicans were widely seen as winning the government shutdown fight, reinforcing perceptions of competence and leverage.
Democrats can spin selective data points all they want, but trust is earned over time. Right now, even amid economic uncertainty, voters still place more faith in Trump and Republicans to fix what’s broken — and that’s a political reality the left hasn’t solved.
From Western Journal:
The majority of Americans still trust Republicans and President Donald Trump’s ability to handle the economy over Democrats, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released Monday.
More than half of voters — 55 percent — said they trust the GOP and the Trump administration to be able to “manage” the U.S. economy, according to the newly released poll.
The other 45 percent of respondents said they had more faith in congressional Democrats’ ability to handle the economy, the survey said.
The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
However, 57 percent of voters said Trump is losing the battle against inflation, according to the poll. Moreover, 56 percent said the president’s tariff policies are harming the U.S. economy, the survey showed.
The survey also found that 59 percent of voters think inflation or the cost of living are the economic issues that matter the most to them.
According to the poll, voters were split 50-50 when asked whether the current economy was better or worse than under the administration of former President Joe Biden.
Fifty-two percent of respondents said the economy’s “current state” is chiefly due to Trump’s policies, while the other 48 percent said it is predominantly the result of Biden’s.
Additionally, 62 percent of respondents said that Republicans won the government shutdown fight this year, compared with 38 percent who said the same about Democrats, according to the poll. Of those surveyed, 68 percent said they approved of the deal that ended the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown in November.
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