Trump leads on economy while Harris focuses on manufacturing plan in Michigan.

Trump leads on economy while Harris focuses on manufacturing plan in Michigan.
Trump leads on economy while Harris focuses on manufacturing plan in Michigan.
  • In Michigan, Vice President Harris intends to emphasize manufacturing in her final pitch to voters.
  • The campaign aims to win over working-class voters and narrow the economic polling gap during the Michigan visit.
  • On Sunday, the Vice President visited Pennsylvania and has scheduled trips to North Carolina, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada.

On Monday in Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris intends to emphasize manufacturing in her final rebuttal against former President Donald Trump.

In the week leading up to the Nov. 5 election, Harris' visit to a manufacturing facility is one of her last chances to narrow the gap between her and Trump in the economy, particularly in a state that is home to burgeoning American industries such as semiconductors and electric vehicles.

The CNBC October All-America Economic Survey revealed that 46% of respondents nationally believed Trump would be better for their community's economy, compared to 38% who said the same of Harris. Despite this difference, it falls outside the poll's margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.

In battleground states, the poll showed that Trump had an eight-point lead, which was within the margin of error of 4.0 percentage points.

The Harris campaign's weeklong barnstorming of battleground states includes a Michigan tour, with the Vice President scheduled to visit Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Nevada on Sunday and Wednesday-Thursday.

At the Hemlock Semiconductor manufacturing center, Harris will give a speech highlighting a $325 million investment from the Biden administration's CHIPS and Science Act during her Michigan stops.

On Monday, she will visit a labor union training facility before traveling to Ann Arbor for a rally with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.

Under their respective hypothetical administrations, Harris and Trump have pledged to spur a manufacturing surge, albeit with distinct approaches to achieve this goal.

The Republican presidential nominee has proposed a universal tariff policy on all imports as his primary strategy to onshore manufacturing industries, instead of repealing the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act and criticizing the CHIPS Act.

"Trump stated in a Friday interview on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast that the chip deal was terrible and all that was required was to impose tariffs."

Economists' estimates that an across-the-board import tax would raise consumer prices have led Harris to criticize the hardline tariff approach, labeling it a "Trump sales tax."

Harris aims to increase manufacturing by offering tax incentives and government support for industries such as artificial intelligence, clean energy production, automobiles, and semiconductors.

by Rebecca Picciotto

Politics