Biden's economic legacy tied to fate of his industrial policies

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "If Donald Trump does not repeal these clean energy policies, and if he wants to take credit and embrace America's role as a clean energy leader, I think that's positive for the future of the industry," says Andrew Reagan, executive director of Clean Energy for America, which in October co-launched a six-figure ad campaign in support of vice-president Kamala Harris.
52% : Sixty five per cent are located in counties that voted for Trump, with Trump polling better in about 80 per cent of those regions than he did in 2020.
48% : While the IRA included tax credits to encourage non-Chinese sourcing and a domestic buildout, Albemarle says the federal support has not yet trickled down to the minerals sector.
45% : Perhaps the biggest uncertainty is the election of Trump and a Republican Congress.
41% : When I see us paying a lot of money to have people build chips, that's not the way," Trump said in an October podcast with Joe Rogan, where he argued tariffs were a better alternative to incentivise chip and automakers. Chips Act awards are binding contracts and can be rescinded only if a company is not in compliance with the agreement or through an act of Congress.
35% : " If federal support remains intact, the ultimate irony could be that Biden's manufacturing renaissance is credited to Trump.
27% : Trump has vowed to "terminate" the IRA on the campaign trail, calling the law a "green new scam".
23% : While the Chips Act passed with some Republican support, Trump has also been a critic.

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