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The Trump campaign released a statement on Thursday revealing President Donald Trump’s massive lead when it comes to the economy.
A new CNBC All-America Economic Survey showed Trump leading on the economy over Vice President Kamala Harris by an 18-point margin.
“By a 42% to 24% margin, voters say they will be better off financially if Trump wins, with 29% saying their financial position wouldn’t change no matter who is elected,” CNBC reported.
“Voters who say inflation and the cost of living and the economy overall are the top issues favor Trump by 13 points. Inflation has remained the top issue throughout the election cycle,” it added.
The survey was conducted from Oct. 15-19 among 1,000 voters nationwide, according to CNBC.
Overall, Trump led Harris 48 to 46 percent in the survey. The winner is considered a toss-up due to the study’s 3.1 percent margin of error.
The news comes as Trump is also leading Harris nationwide according to a new Wall Street Journal poll.
The poll among 1,500 registered voters revealed a change from late August that showed Harris leading.
“The national survey finds that Trump is leading Harris by 2 percentage points, 47% to 45%, compared with a Harris lead of 2 points in the Journal’s August survey on a ballot that includes third-party and independent candidates,” the Journal’s Aaron Zitner wrote.
“Both leads are within the polls’ margins of error, meaning that either candidate could actually be ahead,” he added.
The pollsters conducting the survey also noted the significance of the lead change since August.
“Voters are finally getting to know her,’’ said the Republican pollster David Lee, who conducted the Journal survey with a Democrat, Michael Bocian. “The definitional period is coming to an end, and more people are unhappy with what they have learned about her than what they know about President Trump.’’
The news also comes as veteran pollster Nate Silver said on Tuesday that he believes Trump will win the presidential election next month.
Silver’s prediction was published in a New York Times op-ed that noted Silver’s “gut feeling” about the outcome of the showdown with Vice President Kamala Harris.