Poll Shows Trump Ahead, What Voters Think

When it comes to polling, you can count on one side or the other to put out results favorable to their candidates. This strategy can drive partisans to the polls if they think their favorite is losing or keep them home if it looks like they have it in the bag.

One polling operation that’s been playing it straight is Rasmussen Reports, a New Jersey firm that has released its most recent survey of 2,244 likely voters. Here’s what they found:

• Less than a month until Election Day, there is no change in the race for the White House as former President Donald Trump still holds a two-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris.
• As Election Day nears, voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on the issues of government corruption and energy policy.
• Republicans have a two-point lead in their battle to maintain their narrow House majority.
• After Democrat Tim Walz and Republican J.D. Vance met in their only televised debate, the GOP vice presidential candidate gets higher marks from voters.
• Economic confidence increased to 100.6 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly one point higher than in September.
• Four out of five Americans say they’re paying more at the grocery store, and most say inflation has changed how they eat.
• Only 34% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.

The polling reflects issues of great importance to voters as they contemplate their choices. On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump hammers away at the Biden-Harris administration, blaming them for the direction the country is heading. In a recent interview, Vice President Kamala Harris, who Biden said was in on every major White House decision, stated that she wouldn’t change a thing. As the majority of Americans say inflation is too high and the administration’s approval rating tanks, that may be a risky strategy.