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U.S. Voters Warm to Joe Biden On Economy but Remain Concerned Over Inflation

April 16, 2024

FT-Michigan Ross poll finds president’s gains could be derailed by stubborn fears over high prices

by Lauren Fedor and Eva Xiao
FT

American voters are growing more supportive of Joe Biden’s handling of the US economy, but remain unsettled by persistent inflation, especially rising petrol prices, according to a new Financial Times poll.

The number of registered voters who approve of Biden’s handling of the economy jumped five percentage points in the past month to 41 per cent, according to the latest survey conducted for the FT and the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.

But the poll showed higher prices continue to weigh on voter sentiment, with nearly four in five voters citing inflation among their biggest sources of financial stress — and almost three-quarters saying food prices were having the “biggest impact” on their finances.

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