Harris earns 41 percent support compared to Trump’s 43 percent, the data shows, according to the latest poll conducted by The Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
About 1 in 10 voters said they either trust the two presidential nominees equally or don’t trust either candidate.
The former president has sought to link Harris to President Biden’s unpopular record on inflation and his “Bidenomics” agenda.
But as inflation and the economy appear to be moving in a more positive direction, the vice president has been able to capitalize on the shift, likely helping to influence public opinion on the issue.
Roughly 60 percent of Americans disapproved of Biden’s handling of the economy before the president dropped out of the race in July, according to a separate AP-NORC poll conducted in late June.
In the latest survey, 80 percent of registered voters listed the economy as one of the most important issues going into November.
The Hill’s Lauren Irwin has more here.
