Amid the recession with millions of job losers, Trump's economic credit rating remains high, largely due to political polarization.

US President Donald Trump's economic "card", along with the question of whether Democratic candidate Joe Biden can undermine it in the next 10 weeks, is one of the key factors in determining the vote of

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US President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the Republican National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 24 Photo: AFP

Many of these states have had a tough summer, with nCoV infection and death rates still rising, leading to unemployment, and loss of wages and savings.

According to a recent survey by ABC News / Washington Post, two-thirds of Americans say the economy is in a dire state, the highest rate since 2014. Rate of negative economic assessment

However, the former US vice president still cannot take the "upper hand" in economic matters.

Voters, especially conservatives, still regard Trump as a successful businessman and tough negotiator.

"Trump made business mistakes, me too," said Dale Georgeff, a pro-Trump businessman in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

David Winton, a Republican strategist, said Trump's credit rating was also bolstered as the economy added 9 million jobs in June and July, after losing more than 20 million in March and

Trump also seems confident that the economic sector gives him an edge in the White House race.

NY Times commentator Jim Tankersley said Trump is reaping the benefits of the harsh polarization of US voters.

According to survey results conducted in June, July and August on the online research platform SurveyMonkey, 8/10 Republican voters are unemployed due to the economic recession and have not yet found a job, still agree with Trump's handling of the agent.

The survey also showed that Republican members are less likely to be unemployed due to the crisis than Democrats or independent voters.

"The Republicans are more focused on solving the economic problem in the midst of the pandemic, while the Democrats are focusing on health," said Laura Wronski, research scientist at SurveyMonkey.

Less than a fifth of Republicans worry about losing their jobs in the midst of the crisis, much lower than any other ideological group, according to a SurveyMonkey survey.

"I've seen steady growth since Trump took power. I just bought three new cars in the belief that the economy will go up despite Covid-19," said Rick Slowicki, president of the Nonstop Couriers.

Some hailed Trump's populist trade policy, which included tariffs on imports from China that the White House boss claimed had returned production to Americans.

"He's the only one who really brings jobs back to America and puts the country first," said Dale Palmer, a 63-year-old Republican who supports Trump, despite the Democrats predicting if

Jared Bernstein, an economist at the Center for Policy and Budget Priorities in Washington and an unofficial advisor to Biden, commented that Trump "was the master of convincing people to believe in the reality he painted.

"However, he cannot do so when people face the risk of unemployment, falling incomes, and enormous difficulties in meeting their basic needs," Bernstein said.