Following the presidential debate on Tuesday night, a CNN poll identified a surge in the number of voters who trust President Donald Trump more on the economy than Democrat nominee Kamala Harris.
The CNN poll was reportedly taken shortly after the debate concluded.
The poll found that the percentage of voters who trust Trump more on the economy rose from +16% to +20%.
CNN’s Jake Tapper introduced the poll by saying to CNN political director David Chalian:
“The first results of our instant poll of debate-watchers have just come in and David Chalian is going to join us now to break it all down.
“David, tell us more.”
“Yeah, Jake, and as you noted, this is a poll of debate watchers,” Chalian pointed out.
“This is not a poll that represents the overall population, although in partisan breakdown it is pretty close to what the overall registered population looks like in the country.”
WATCH:
A CNN poll finds that most debate watchers — 55 % to 35% — say President Trump would better handle the economy than Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/NgnIl5Okti
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) September 11, 2024
Later in the broadcast, Chalian showed the result when debate-watchers were asked whom they trusted more on the economy, Trump or Harris.
The poll found that although Trump led Harris by 16 points before the debate, 53%-37%, after the debate, Trump’s lead soared to 20%, 55%-35%.
BREAKING: A new CNN poll shows that Kamala Harris has LOST support of voters on who they trust to handle the economy, and Trump has gained
Pre-Debate
🔴Trump: 53% 🔵Kamala: 37%Post Debate
🔴Trump: 55% 🔵Kamala: 35%THEY ARE PANICKING pic.twitter.com/oIoQlcuJze
— George (@BehizyTweets) September 11, 2024
During a CNN focus group discussion after the debate, voters noted that their lives were better under Trump.
WATCH:
This undecided PA voter gives her thoughts on the debate:
"When facts come to facts, my life was better when Trump was in office; the economy was higher, inflation was lower, things were better overall, and now with Kamala's administration, things haven't been so fantastic.” pic.twitter.com/8wnTOfuLqq
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) September 11, 2024
During the debate, Trump stated:
“We’ve had a terrible economy because inflation has — which is really known as a country buster.
“It breaks up countries.
“We have inflation like very few people have ever seen before.
“Probably the worst in our nation’s history. … everybody knows I’m an open book.
“Everybody knows what I’m going to do.
“Cut taxes very substantially.
“And create a great economy like I did before.
“We had the greatest economy.”
WATCH:
"Everybody knows I'm an open book. Everybody knows what I'm going to do, cut taxes very substantially and create a great economy like I did before," Donald Trump said during the ABC News Presidential Debate. pic.twitter.com/U6cJIxuHlO
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) September 11, 2024
