According to a new poll, Kamala Harris is now more popular than Joe Biden or Donald Trump at any point in the 2024 election cycle.
A Morning Consult poll of 11,538 registered voters between July 26 and 28 found that 50 percent have a favorable view of Harris, while 46 percent have an unfavorable view, writes Newsweek.
According to the poll, “Harris’ net favorability of 4 points is the highest rating either Biden or Trump have posted over the entire cycle.”
Harris was quickly established as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after President Biden announced he was withdrawing from the race and gave her his endorsement on July 21.
The vice president has received the support of enough Democratic National Convention delegates to confirm herself as the party’s 2024 nominee, along with endorsements from prominent leaders such as former President Barack Obama.
The latest Morning Consult poll giving Harris a 50 percent approval rating is significantly higher than the one conducted a week ago when her approval rating was 43 percent and 51 percent had an unfavorable perception of her.
The 12-point move in approval was largely driven by an increase in Harris’ popularity with Democrats from 80 percent approval to 89 percent and independents from 31 percent to 48 percent.
When Morning Consult asked respondents who they would vote for in the presidential election, 47 percent said Harris versus 46 percent for former President Trump.
According to the poll, Harris’ number was higher than the support that Biden registered when he was seen as the most likely Democratic candidate in late 2022.
Over the past week, 47 percent of voters said they had heard something positive about Harris, compared to 35 percent who had heard something negative, according to the poll.
