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   Kamala Harris risks losing Pennsylvania because of Joe Biden’s economic   
   policies, a new poll for The Telegraph reveals.   
      
   A survey of voters in the key swing state, taken earlier this week,   
   shows Donald Trump ahead of Ms Harris by two points, amid widespread   
   concerns about the economy.   
      
   While more voters said they generally agreed with “the Democratic   
   position” on the economy, Mr Biden’s policies are the factor most blamed   
   for the high cost of living, and Trump is trusted more than Ms Harris to   
   slow inflation and boost economic growth.   
      
   Ms Harris’s campaign has struggled to convince voters in battleground   
   states that after almost four years in office she has a better plan on   
   the cost of living than Trump.   
      
   Although inflation has now fallen to 2.4 per cent, according to the   
   government’s latest statistical release, high prices have been “baked   
   in” since a peak of 9.1 per cent in June 2022.   
      
   The data, collected for The Telegraph by Redfield & Wilton Strategies,   
   who polled 794 people, shows that Mr Biden’s economic record is harming   
   Ms Harris’s campaign.   
      
   Pennsylvania is one of the most crucial swing states, and would offer   
   both candidates a pathway to the 270 electoral college votes needed to   
   secure the White House.   
      
   Like other battleground states, it has been hit hard by inflation. The   
   survey data suggest concerns about the economy are driving voters’   
   choices more than any other issue.   
      
   Half of voters said their personal finances had worsened in the last   
   year, and a majority said the most important question they would ask   
   themselves on polling day was: “Am I better off today financially than I   
   was four years ago?”   
      
   Asked which issue was the most important in determining which way to   
   vote, the largest group of voters (45 per cent) said it was the economy.   
   The second largest group (19 per cent) said abortion.   
      
   The survey reveals a preference for Democratic policies on the economy   
   overall among Pennsylvania voters, with 50 per cent reporting that they   
   preferred “the Democratic position” on economic issues. Forty-six per   
   cent said they preferred “the Republican position”.   
      
   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/10/12/kamala-harris   
   risk-lose-pennsylvania-biden-economic-poll/   
      
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