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Early in the last election year (February 2008), Democrats held a substantial 53%-to-34% lead over Republicans on handlingthe economy. By February of this year, however, Republicans had closed the gap; in that poll, 41% chose the Democrats and 38% chose the GOP as better able to deal with the economy. The Republicans do have a slight advantage on a specific economic issue: taxes. The GOP is favored on taxes by 40% of Americans, while 34% say the Democrats can do a better job. As with the overall economy, the Democrats had a significant advantage on this issue in February 2008. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/pubs\/1735\/political-compromise-unpopular-neither-party-favored-on-economy-four-in-ten-say-cutting-tax-cuts-for-wealthy-hurts-economy\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In dealing with the economy, as many Americans say the Republicans can do a better job as say that about the 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