Mon, 24 August 2020 | politics
The latest Surveys of Consumers from the University of Michigan finds that only the youngest and poorest consumers favored Biden over Trump, as the best Presidential candidate for personal finances. The major finding, however, was that in nearly all subgroups more consumers thought it would make no difference to their personal finances whoever was elected; the exceptions were among the oldest and richest subgroups who gave Trump a slight advantage.
As might be expected, responses followed along party lines with three-fourths (75%) of Republicans favoring Trump as the Best Candidate for Personal Finances. Democratics were possibly more pragmatic, with just 56% favoring Biden as the best for personal finances, but expressing strong support for Biden as the Best Candidate for the Economy, with 70% making this choice.
For more information: https://data.sca.isr.umich.edu/fetchdoc.php?docid=65838
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