Harris has approval/disapproval numbers almost identical than President Biden….
Actually?
Her numbers, right now, are in the same neighbourhood as Donald Trump’s…..
Hmmmm?
And?
Let’s also remember ….
Of Joe Biden is NOT able to finish a second term?
Vice President Harris would be able to do what Hillary Clinton could NOT do…..
Become the First American Woman President , and as woman of color no Less….
With voter concern about President Joe Biden’s age haunting his chances of reelection, a new poll shows his next in line, Vice President Kamala Harris, facing serious doubts about her ability to win the presidency herself, or to perform the job well were she to inherit it.
The POLITICO/Morning consult poll reveals that only a third of voters think it’s likely Harris would win an election were she to become the Democratic nominee, and just three of five Democrats believe she would prevail. A quarter of independents think she would win.
That skepticism extends to her potential future role as the head of her party. Forty-two percent of voters described her as a strong leader, including three-quarters of Democrats but only a third of independents.
The poll shows that Harris shares the same poor ratings as Biden. Both are well underwater, Biden at 43 percent favorable and 54 unfavorable, Harris at 42 percent favorable and 52 percent unfavorable.
Harris’ efforts to reboot after a rocky start appear to have paid some dividends with important Democratic constituencies, in ways that might move the needle in a close election. She outperformed Biden among Black voters, a shift from when the two competed for the Democratic nomination four years ago. And among Democrats, she has extended her lead over potential rivals in a hypothetical 2028 matchup.
Harris also polled well on some key issues, such as abortion, while lagging on others, such as immigration.
Overall, the findings suggest that Harris is unlikely to quell anxiety among voters about what would happen if Biden became unable to serve. Attitudes about Harris could play a more pronounced role in the campaign than with a typical vice president as voters assess handing another four-year term to the 81-year-old president….
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Harris’ favorability has been largely stagnant since Morning Consult began regularly tracking the vice president in March 2023. Still, there are signs her efforts are resonating, at least with some pivotal voters.
Harris’ position with key communities — including 67 percent favorability among Black voters versus 23 unfavorability — represents a shift for the vice president, who had trailed Biden with Black voters since they competed in the 2020 primary and after he picked her to run alongside him, noted Cameron Easley, the lead U.S. politics analyst at Morning Consult. Biden’s numbers with Black voters were 63 percent to 31 percent.
Harris’ favorability among Hispanic voters also was slightly better than the president’s.
“She’s been good at energizing active bases that Democrats have really needed — young Black voters, Black women. These are constituencies that Democrats can never take for granted,” said Trip Yang, a Democratic strategist based in New York.
And the voters’ faith in Harris on other issues that are important to Democrats registered in higher numbers than her overall favorability: A majority said they trusted her to handle abortion. Her scores on voting rights were 49 percent, protecting Medicare and Social Security, 47 percent, and taking on climate change, 46 percent.
Yang pointed to Harris’ own background as well as her outreach to Asian Americans. “The way the staff is positioning her, it’s been smart,” he added….
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