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After the New Hampshire primary, Biden world is touting Donald Trump’s weakness with independent voters. But a new poll — shared first with MM readers — shows that parts of the president’s economic platform might struggle with a similar constituency.
The data comes from American Compass, a conservative think tank that’s trying to nudge the GOP to question free-market corporate ideology and focus more on individuals and workers. The group, in partnership with YouGov, surveyed 1,000 Americans in November about the Biden administration’s economic policies. (Consumer sentiment has increased since then.)
American Compass found that people were slightly more positive about their financial well-being under President Joe Biden than in other recent polls. The president got positive ratings from Democrats and Republicans on tariffs, infrastructure investment and lowering drug prices.
But questions about more polarizing economic issues found not just a partisan rift, but also less buy-in from independents and signs of a class breakdown.
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