NBC’s Welker: ‘Vice President’s Favorability Ratings Are Eroding ... Former President’s Favorability Rating Is Rising’

WELKER Here we are ░░░░░░░░ the homestretch and as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned a new CNBC ░░░░░░░░ shows a tight race ░░░░░░░░ former President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ President Harris in key ░░░░░░░░ as well as nationally ░░░░░░░░ both results well within ░░░░░░░░ margin of error And ░░░░░░░░ comes as the vice ░░░░░░░░ s favorability ratings are ░░░░░░░░ She s now underwater ░░░░░░░░ 10 points while the ░░░░░░░░ president s favorability rating ░░░░░░░░ rising although he also ░░░░░░░░ underwater It also comes ░░░░░░░░ voters say they prefer ░░░░░░░░ Trump on their top ░░░░░░░░ the economy and that ░░░░░░░░ d be better off ░░░░░░░░ under his leadership not ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now for ░░░░░░░░ on that poll is ░░░░░░░░ senior economics Reporter Steve ░░░░░░░░ Steve it is great ░░░░░░░░ see you So let ░░░░░░░░ dig into the economic ░░░░░░░░ of all of this ░░░░░░░░ a whole respondents are ░░░░░░░░ they don t like ░░░░░░░░ economy but they like ░░░░░░░░ present economic situation What ░░░░░░░░ these numbers tell you ░░░░░░░░ Yeah we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ before Kristen and great ░░░░░░░░ be here People kind ░░░░░░░░ think the U S ░░░░░░░░ nationally is going to ░░░░░░░░ in a handbasket but ░░░░░░░░ them how they re ░░░░░░░░ and the numbers are ░░░░░░░░ a bit better Now ░░░░░░░░ overall national numbers are ░░░░░░░░ touch better 26 percent ░░░░░░░░ the economy is excellent ░░░░░░░░ good excellent and good ░░░░░░░░ more than 70 percent ░░░░░░░░ it s just fair ░░░░░░░░ poor Ask them about ░░░░░░░░ they re doing personally ░░░░░░░░ the personal financial situation ░░░░░░░░ percent say fair or ░░░░░░░░ 48 percent say excellent ░░░░░░░░ good So we it ░░░░░░░░ part of it is ░░░░░░░░ narrative and part of ░░░░░░░░ is something we re ░░░░░░░░ to talk about I ░░░░░░░░ in a little bit ░░░░░░░░ is the inflation story.”