The optimistic appeal of Kamala Harris’s ‘Opportunity Economy’

Harris’s economic plan exposes the deep cynicism of Donald Trump’s campaign, and chips away at his key advantage.

Since replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has flipped the 2024 election on its head, taking slight leads in key swing states and narrowing the gap in others. Yet even as Harris’s campaign surges, polling suggests that the economy is one issue in which trust in Trump, the Business Deals President, has been relatively sticky. A recent AP-NORC poll, for example, found that 45% of respondents think Trump is better suited to handle the economy, compared to 38% who place more trust in Harris.