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AUGUST HARVARD CAPS / HARRIS POLL: 54% OF VOTERS SAY TRUMP IS DOING A BETTER JOB THAN BIDEN, UP 3 PTS. FROM JULY, AS APPROVAL RATING STABILIZES AT 47%
48% OF VOTERS SAY INFLATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO THEM PERSONALLY 54% OF VOTERS SAY TRUMP'S ACTIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE JUSTIFIED AND NECESSARY
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[{"type":"text","content":"48% OF VOTERS SAY INFLATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO THEM PERSONALLY\n54% OF VOTERS SAY TRUMP'S ACTIONS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ARE JUSTIFIED AND NECESSARY\n66% OF VOTERS WANT LAWMAKERS TO PRESSURE THE ADMINISTRATION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EPSTEIN\n52% OF VOTERS SATISFIED WITH TRUMP'S NEGOTIATIONS ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE, A 5 PT. INCREASE FROM LAST MONTH\nNEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the August Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.\nPresident Donald Trump's approval rating is at 47%, with highest approval among Republican, male, white, 25-44 y.o., and rural voters. Trump's job approval is highest on fighting crime in U.S. cities (51%), immigration (50%), and returning America to its values (50%), and lowest on handling inflation (41%) and tariffs and trade policy (41%). This month's poll also covered public opinion on the economy and jobs, crime, the Epstein case, conflicts in the Middle East, and the war in Ukraine. Download the key results here.\n\"Trump has really solidified his political base and is maintaining every point of it,\" said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO. \"He is working on a lot of initiatives that will take time to pan out – but unless there is peace in one of these foreign conflicts or a clear consensus about the economy, the country will likely remain in a partisan rut.\"\nINFLATION AND AFFORDABILITY REMAINS TOP ISSUE FOR VOTERS\n34% of voters continue to single out price increases, inflation, and affordability as the most important issue facing the country today (+3 pts., July 2025). 26% of voters say it is immigration (-3).38% of voters say the economy is on the right track, stable from last month.42% of voters say their personal financial situation is getting worse, particularly among Democrats, Independents, women, and Hispanic voters.Among key political figures, Trump has the highest favorability at 46% (-2 net unfavorable), followed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (+7 net favorable). Voters have a more unfavorable view of Elon Musk (-15 net unfavorable) and President Joe Biden (-14 net unfavorable).CONTINUED MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR TRUMP'S POLICIES BUT WEAKNE...