As we previously predicted Kamala Harris’ approval ratings will continue to nosedive. But we never thought Harris’ unpopularity will reach historic levels.
Yeah, you read it right, she just break all precedents, with her approval ratings being as low as virtually any politician ever recorded. And to add more injury, there have been a lot of rumors that the top in the White House has discussed replacing her.
Well, it is given that Joe Biden’s approval rating is terrible but Kamala Harrs’s is even worse if you can believe it.
A new poll has found that her approval number is a whopping 18 points lower than her boss.
This puts Democrats in an impossible position in 2024. Even if they somehow manage to keep Biden from running, Harris will be waiting in the wings. How are they going to get rid of her?
A new Trafalgar Group poll that was taken during Apr. 18-20 shows that only 28.5 percent of Americans approve of Harris with 62.6 percent of Americans disapproving of her and 8.9 percent having no opinion. Only 51 percent of Democrats approve of Harris while only 13.5 percent of Republicans and just 23.5 percent and independents support her.
These numbers make the former U.S. Senator perhaps the most unpopular major political figure in recent memory. The full report from Trafalgar can be accessed here.
New #HarrisApproval @trafalgar_group #Poll (conducted 4/18-20) shows #KamalaHarris approval lower than #Biden:
28.5% Approve
62.6% Disapprove
8.9% No OpinionApproval by Party
51.5% #Dem
13.5% #GOP
23.5% #IndsSee Report: https://t.co/5Vx3oGNS43 pic.twitter.com/5DSpLhDS1w
— The Trafalgar Group (@trafalgar_group) April 22, 2022
The Boston Herald reported that several Democrat strategists are alarmed at Harris’ sinking poll numbers and are questioning whether she would actually harm the party in the 2022 midterm elections, a new survey revealed.
“Democratic Party power players also use the same words every day — spend, tax the rich, forgive student loan debt, companies and/or Putin are to blame for inflation — but the hopes of a win are dimming. The midterm elections loom, and voters battered by inflation, fed up with Washington brawls over spending bills, and unease over border security and immigration policy are expected to show their displeasure with Biden and Co. at the ballot box.”
“President Biden’s how-low-can-you-go approval rating of 39% would seem to offer a clue.”
“The idea that spiking the tax on corporations would fund climate change investments and other top agenda items, with higher taxes on wealthy individuals also contributing to a government fiscal windfall has come up short with those who’ve crunched the numbers. Even the most draconian tax grabs couldn’t fund all of the Democratic spending sprees.”
According to CNN, some White House insiders have painted a picture of total chaos and discontent between Biden and Harris.
A top Democratic donor said in a statement:
“Kamala Harris is a leader but is not being put in positions to lead. [Biden] should be putting her in positions to succeed, as opposed to putting weights on her. If you did give her the ability to step up and help her lead, it would strengthen you and strengthen the party.”
Also, the outlet claims there’s a rumor that Biden has considered booting Harris from the vice presidency altogether and nominating her to a Supreme Court vacancy.
“That chatter has already reached top levels of the Biden orbit, according to one person who’s heard it,” CNN reported.
More details of the report from Conservative Brief:
CNN’s report claims Biden’s allies in the administration have avoided dealing with Harris because they see “entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus” from her.
“She’s perceived to be in such a weak position that top Democrats in and outside of Washington have begun to speculate privately, asking each other why the White House has allowed her to become so hobbled in the public consciousness, at least as they see it,” the report said. “Republicans and right-wing media turned Harris into a political target from the moment she was picked for the ticket. And implicit racism and sexism have been constant.”
Allies to Harris have essentially accused members of Biden’s circle of being racist for not defending her.
A former Harris staffer, who spoke to current aides and Harris allies, said, “It’s hard to miss the specific energy that the White House brings to defend a white man, knowing that Kamala Harris has spent almost a year taking a lot of the hits that the West Wing didn’t want to take themselves.”
Over the summer, a new survey revealed that several Democrat strategists are alarmed at Harris’ sinking poll numbers and are questioning whether she would actually harm the party in the 2022 midterm elections.
With Harris being so unpopular, strategists worry that she won’t be able to help Democrats on the campaign trail next November.
Harris has become the most unpopular vice president six months into an administration since at least the 1970s.
Sources: Cconservativebrief, BostonHerald, CNN