New Poll Reveals Democrats’ Views on Kamala Harris as US President
A poll taken just days before President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 race reveals what Democratic members think of Kamala Harris becoming US president.
The poll, conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and published on Wednesday, July 17, found that around six in 10 Democrats believe Vice President Harris would perform well as president.
The poll also showed that the majority of Democrats feel the country would be in good hands if Harris occupied the Oval Office.
58 percent of Democrats think Harris would make a good president, while 22 percent think she would not, and 20 percent ‘do not know enough to say’.
According to Mail Online, this contrasts with the 30 percent of the general public who think Harris would make a good president and 87 percent of Republicans who said she would not.
On Sunday night, Biden withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Harris to take on former President Donald Trump.
In a statement on Sunday, Biden’s campaign admitted it was in the ‘best interests of the country’ for him not to seek re-election for a second term.
Biden, 81, then endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, to succeed him as the Democratic nominee to face Donald Trump in November. Harris responded by claiming she would be the one to ‘unite’ the party.