Economics, immigration top issues; pollster says personalities come first

[KARAH RUCKER]

TWO AND A HALF MONTHS UNTIL ELECTION DAY AND NEW POLLING SHOWS WHERE AMERICANS’ PRIORITIES ARE.

THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS SAY THE ECONOMY AND IMMIGRATION ARE THEIR TOP ISSUES.

BUT ONE POLLSTER IS NOW QUESTIONING THE WEIGHT THESE ISSUES WILL HAVE ON A PERSON’S VOTE – 

WILL A VOTER CHOOSE THEIR CANDIDATE BASED ON POLICY OR PERSONALITY?

A YOUGOV POLL SHOWS 54 PERCENT OF VOTERS SAY THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES TO THEM ARE INFLATION. THE ECONOMY. IMMIGRATION. AND GOVERNMENT SPENDING.

THIS ISN’T ANYTHING NEW.

MATTERS ON THE ECONOMY AND THE BORDER HAVING CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS TOP CONCERNS FOR VOTERS.

AND THIS WEEK – FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ARE LAYING OUT THEIR ECONOMIC AGENDA –

BUT FRANK LUNTZ – A POLLSTER AND AN OPINION CONTRIBUTOR FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS –

TOLD CNBC THIS WEEK – FROM WHAT HE IS HEARING IN FOCUS GROUPS –

THESE POLICIES MIGHT NOT BE WHAT SWAY A PERSON’S VOTE.

“The people who were undecided have all collapsed toward harris. The people who are weak trump have collapsed toward undecided. It’s a broad shift.”

“The issues and conditions favor donald trump. He should be winning this election. But the attributes are so much in harris’ favor that he’s not.”

OTHER POLLING OUT THIS WEEK FOCUSED IN ON THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICKS – JD VANCE AND TIM WALZ.

ACCORDING TO ANOTHER YOUGOV POLL – 

29 PERCENT OF VOTERS SAY VANCE HURTS TRUMP’S CHANCES AT WINNING THE WHITE HOUSE.

24 PERCENT SAY VANCE HELPS TRUMP – WHILE 47% SAY THEY’RE NOT SURE OR IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.

THE SAME POLL SHOWS 42% OF VOTERS BELIEVE TIM WALZ WILL HELP HARRIS’ CHANCES AT BECOMING PRESIDENT.

16 PERCENT SAY HE HURTS HER CAMPAIGN – WHILE 42 PERCENT WERE UNSURE OR SAY IT DOESN’T MATTER.

VANCE AND WALZ ARE SET TO DEBATE ON OCTOBER FIRST.

POLLS STILL SHOW THAT IT’S PROJECTED TO BE A TIGHT RACE IN NOVEMBER.

FOX NEWS POLLING OUT THURSDAY SHOWS TRUMP WITH A ONE POINT EDGE OVER HARRIS.

BUT THE NEW YORK TIMES SHOWS HARRIS WITH A 2 POINT LEAD OVER TRUMP.

WITH THE RACE THIS CLOSE –

THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS RED HOT.

AS HARRIS, WALZ, TRUMP AND VANCE –

ARE ALL VYING FOR AMERICANS VOTES.

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