If politics can feel like a game of what-have-you-done-for-me-latelybcasino, an important question in this election is whether voters believe former President Donald J. Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris has done, or would do, more for them.
It’s a question on which Mr. Trump has fared better than his Democratic opponents for much of this campaign season, polls show. And it helps explain how he has chipped away at Democrats’ support among key demographic groups, like Black and Hispanic voters, and young voters.
But the most recent New York Times/Siena College polling shows that Ms. Harris is competitive with Mr. Trump on this question, especially nationally, though she lags behind him in battleground states.
The polls suggest that Ms. Harris has been able to distance herself somewhat from President Biden, whom voters have consistently seen as less helpful than Mr. Trump. In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Ms. Harris said that her administration “will not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency.”
In a national Times/Siena poll this month, Ms. Harris edged out Mr. Trump when likely voters were asked to compare the two current candidates directly on who is more trusted to help voters personally. About 44 percent thought Ms. Harris would help them more, compared with 42 percent for Mr. Trump.
Still, there are some warning signs for Ms. Harris in battleground states that are considered likely to decide the election.
In swing states, Harris still lags behind TrumpSource: Based on a New York Times/Siena College polls of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin from Sept. 17 to 26.
By The New York Times
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