According to an exclusive survey for Newsweek This shows why Kamala Harris supported the political plan first announced by her opponent Donald Trump.

The poll, conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on July 29 among 1,750 eligible voters across the U.S., found that 67 percent of Americans believe tips to service workers should not be taxed. At the time of the poll, which was conducted before Harris promised to cut the tip tax, Republicans (68 percent) were slightly more in favor of the measure than Democrats (65 percent).

Trump first announced plans to reduce federal taxes on tips in early June in Las Vegas, Nevada. “This is the first time I’ve said this, and hotel workers and everyone who gets tips are going to be very happy because when I get into office, we’re not going to raise taxes on tips,” the Republican candidate told the crowd at the June 9 rally.

“We will do this right at the beginning of our term because this has been a point of contention for many, many years and you are doing an excellent job.”

Following Trump’s announcement, the policy proposal was officially adopted as part of the Republican National Committee’s 2024 election platform.

During a rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, Harris – who officially secured the Democratic presidential nomination last Monday – announced the same policy proposal to an equally enthusiastic crowd.

“If I am president, we will continue our fight for America’s working families, including raising the minimum wage and eliminating the tax on tips for service and hospitality workers,” the vice president said.

That same evening, Harris received the support of the Culinary Union, the largest union in the state of Nevada, which represents 60,000 hospitality workers who would benefit most from the measure.

Trump immediately accused Harris on his social media platform Truth Social of being a “copycat” without “lack of imagination.” But the vice president’s decision to embrace a policy proposal first announced by her rival shows how popular repealing the tip tax could be.

Considering that our recent poll shows 68 percent of Republicans support the policy proposal, this plan could help Harris convince GOP voters who are unconvinced about Trump’s candidacy to support her in November’s election.

This policy has already shown bipartisan support, including support from Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Representatives from Nevada Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen.

However, both Trump’s and Harris’ proposals have so far been so vague that it is difficult to estimate the impact of this policy if implemented by either candidate.

None of the candidates indicated whether they would eliminate the income tax or both the income tax and the payroll tax that service workers pay on their tips.

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