Both the former Republican president and his Democratic rival have pledged to seek tax cuts if they win the November 5 election.
But voters see that Trump He would be better able to reduce the $35 trillion national debt, although independent economists predict his proposals could have the opposite effect.
In the poll, conducted on September 11-12, about 56 percent of registered voters said they were more likely to support a candidate who supported a new 10 percent tariff on all imports, as well as a 60 percent tariff on imports from China. In contrast, 41 percent said they were less likely to support a candidate associated with that proposal.
The survey showed that Harris She leads Trump by five percentage points nationally, yet the outcome of the election will depend heavily on voting in about seven battleground states where the race is tight.
The poll looked at Trump’s strengths on a key issue: the economy.
The poll showed that 37 percent of voters said Trump was more likely to focus on reducing the debt, compared with about 30 percent who said that of Harris. Another 30 percent said neither would do so.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online among 1,405 registered voters and has a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
