Kamala Harris's campaign team has reacted to Donald Trump's plans to impose tariffs, calling them a "national sales tax." In advertisements supported by groups backing Harris, voters are shown who have abandoned support for Trump for prioritizing tax cuts for billionaires over the middle class.
On the other hand, Trump has attacked Harris's stance on transgender rights, as well as her sometimes confusing responses in interviews. Although Harris has reduced many of Trump's previous advantages this year, some attacks appear to be having an effect, according to Republican strategist Patrick Ruffini.
However, Harris and her Democratic representatives have been focusing on Trump’s weaknesses, such as accusations from former advisers that he is a fascist and limitations of his campaign agenda. Overall, Harris is competitive on economic issues compared to Trump, and she stands out on issues like abortion, electoral integrity, climate change, middle-class taxes, and disaster management.
Despite excelling in these areas, Harris is aware that the contest is tight and may serve as a test of what policies are truly important to voters. According to recent polls, Harris is nearly tied with Trump on economic issues like employment, cost of living, and gas prices, whereas he has an advantage on tariffs and immigration.
Harris's campaign has assessed that the Democratic candidate is competitive against Trump on the economy, highlighting the importance she has given to the middle class in her speeches. Although Trump outperforms Harris on specific policy details according to certain data, his economic image has been affected by issues like inflation and questions about his performance due to his age.
In the final stretch of the campaign, Harris is focusing her efforts on attacking Trump's instability and promoting economic messages and policies. For his part, Trump relies on his image as a successful businessman and has criticized Harris's positions on issues such as hydraulic fracturing and cuts to ICE.
If the elections were centered around abortion or climate change, Harris would have the advantage, according to previous polls. On economic issues, Harris proposes measures such as increasing taxes on corporations and wealthy individuals to fund her programs, while Trump has been more focused on immigration.
In short, the campaign strategies and approaches of both candidates illustrate the differences in their policies and their ways of addressing issues relevant to voters.
