It was only among Republicans that Kamala Harris’ popularity saw minimal growth.
California Sen. Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee, has seen her popularity surge after being announced as Joe Biden’s running mate in the upcoming election. In a Morning Consult poll published on Thursday, Harris saw her popularity grow across a number of key voting groups between late July and this week, with her overall favorability growing by 12 percent. At least 45 percent of the 1,990 voters surveyed in a poll conducted on Wednesday, the day after Biden’s announcement, said they view Harris favorably. In a poll conducted between July 24 and 26, just 33 percent of 1,997 voters surveyed expressed favorable views of the California senator. Get your unlimited Newsweek trial > At the same time, however, unfavorable views of Harris also grew by three percent, with 34 percent of voters expressing unfavorable views in July and 37 percent sharing the same views in August.
