Among all U.S. adults, Trump holds a 46% favorability rating, while Harris stands at 44%. That said, both candidates reflect more unfavorable views from the broader electorate, with Trump’s unfavorable rating is seven percentage points higher than his favorable, while Harris faces a 10-point deficit.

Despite their overall lukewarm reception, Trump has emerged as the preferred choice among independents, a group that could be pivotal in the upcoming election. According to the poll, 44% of independents view Trump favorably, compared to just 35% for Harris. This nine-point gap could be a significant factor, especially in swing states and among undecided voters. […]

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While Clinton acknowledged the importance of indicting foreign actors, namely Russians, directly responsible for meddling in US elections, she argued that Americans who play a role in amplifying “disinformation” should not be overlooked.

“I think it’s important to indict the Russians…who were engaged in direct election interference and boosting [former US President Donald] Trump back in 2016,” Clinton said. “But I also think there are Americans who are engaged in this kind of propaganda, and whether they should be civilly or even in some cases criminally charged is something that would be a better deterrence.”

Clinton, who ran against Trump in the 2016 presidential race, endorsed the ongoing efforts of the State and Justice Departments to reveal the extent of Russian influence in US elections. Clinton has long maintained that her loss in 2016 was due to Russian interference. She described these efforts as merely scratching the surface of a much larger issue, adding, “There is a far distance to go.” […]

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A survey of 2,501 people conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute twelve years ago found more than half of respondents believed the American dream “still holds true,” but now only a third feel that way, according to a recent WSJ/NORC poll of 1,502 adults. The study also found an increasingly large gap between people’s economic goals and what they think is actually attainable — a trend that was consistent across gender and party lines, but was especially common amongst younger generations.

“Key aspects of the American Dream seem out of reach in a way that they were not in past generations,” Emerson Sprick, an economist at the Bipartisan Policy Center, told the WSJ.

The American Dream Feels Out of Reach for Most

A Wall Street Journal poll shows people want a home, a family and a comfortable retirement, but say those goals are tough to achieve even with hard workhttps://t.co/Chr1Ix7bQW

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The decline in faith in the American Dream coincides with a decline in the share of Americans who believe homeownership and financial security are attainable, the poll shows. Only 10% of respondents to the WSJ poll believed becoming a homeowner is “easy or somewhat easy,” despite 89% of respondents viewing homeownership as “essential or important to their vision of the future.” […]

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