Vice President Kamala Harris stumbled while attempting to defend her economic plans on NBC News Tuesday after host Hallie Jackson questioned why they aren’t resonating with voters, especially as polls show they still favor former President Donald Trump on the issue.
Voters consistently cite their top concerns heading to the ballot box as the economy, inflation and immigration, with 54% trusting Trump on these issues compared to Harris’ 45%, according to an October Gallup poll. During the interview, Jackson pressed Harris on voter disapproval of the current economy, prompting the vice president to attempt to distinguish her plans from those of her current administration.
Despite Harris listing her policy platform ideas on housing, corporate price gouging and the child tax credit, Jackson pushed back on the vice president’s response, questioning why the platform isn’t…
