In his view, the economy is faltering in part because of the government’s mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic. Respondents were pretty evenly divided on who would do a better job on the economy, with 49 percent of registered voters choosing Mr. Biden and 47 percent picking Mr. Trump. (On other issues, like handling the pandemic, respondents preferred Mr. Biden over Mr. Trump by a much larger margin.) Voters who have lost their jobs during the pandemic rate Mr. Trump a bit worse on the economy, favoring Mr. Biden by 53 percent to 42 percent. Voters who never lost their jobs, on the other hand, slightly prefer Mr. Trump on the economy.

Source: New York Times October 22, 2020 19:59 UTC