The Economy Is Outperforming in Swing States — It’s Good News for Harris
- GDP grew faster than average in 6 battlegrounds last quarter
- Wisconsin and Michigan are standouts, while Nevada lags
Kamala Harris during a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan, earlier in the month.
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Six of the seven battleground states expected to decide this year’s US presidential election saw faster growth than the US economy as a whole in the second quarter, adding to recent tailwinds for Vice President Kamala Harris close to a month out from the vote.
Particularly notable was a bounceback in the key “blue wall” legacy industrial states. Growth in gross domestic product adjusted for inflation in Michigan and Wisconsin was among the 10 fastest in the country, and Pennsylvania rebounded after contracting in the first quarter, according to Bureau of Economic Analysis data published on Friday.