Voters say Trump’s economy was better than Biden’s: Poll

Voters in a new poll have more favorable views of the economy under former President Trump than of the economy under President Biden.

The poll, released Sunday by CBS News/YouGov, found nearly two-thirds of registered voters said the economy under Trump was good, compared to about 38 percent who said the same for Biden’s economy.

More than half, or 59 percent, said they would describe the current economy as bad, while about 28 percent said the economy under Trump was bad.

More voters said they believe Biden’s policies over Trump’s will increase prices — 55 percent to 34 percent. About 44 percent said they believe Trump’s policies will drive prices down, while 17 percent said the same for Biden.

About 27 percent and 22 percent said they believe Biden or Trump’s policies, respectively, will have no effect on prices.

The Biden administration has faced criticism when it comes to economic policies in the wake of stubborn inflation and increasing interest rates. The White House last year ramped up its messaging around so-called “Bidenomics,” and Biden has repeatedly touted increasing wages, rising job satisfaction and restoring union pensions.

Inflation, however, has largely cooled in recent months, and the Federal Reserve’s policymakers earlier this year indicated they expect to cut rates three times this year.

Biden and Trump’s campaigns have taken aim at each other’s economic policies on numerous occasions in recent months.

In January, the Trump campaign released an ad titled “History Lesson,” pointing out differences in gas prices, mortgage rates and retirement savings under Trump compared to Biden’s presidency.

The latest poll findings come less than two days before Super Tuesday, when more than a dozen states are set to hold presidential nominating contests.

Biden and Trump hold wide leads in their respective races, with Tuesday’s contests potentially pushing them one step closer to clinching their respective party’s nominations.

A hypothetical match-up between the two rivals shows Trump with a nearly 3-point lead over the incumbent, according to polling indexes by Decision Desk HQ and The Hill.

This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted among a representative sample of 2,159 U.S. adult residents interviewed between Feb. 28 and March 1. it has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.