Kamala Harris Gains Popularity: Poll Shows Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Hold Favorable View | WPN World People News

A recent poll shows that 48% of American adults have a favorable view of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, surpassing President Biden's 38% favorability rating before he withdrew from the race.

As the Democratic National Convention (DNC) approaches, Harris is set to attend, supported enthusiastically by fellow Democrats. Her popularity has not only improved, but public recognition of her is also higher than that of Biden before he withdrew. Additionally, Harris slightly outperforms Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who holds a 41% favorability rating.

Among American men, about half have a negative view of Harris, with roughly 60% of white men expressing disapproval. White men without a college degree, a demographic traditionally strong in Trump’s support base, are particularly unfavorable toward Harris. On the other hand, Harris enjoys better favorability among white women, with 49% holding a positive view and 46% negative. Among those over 60 years old, around 50% view her favorably, up from 46% in June. It appears that if Harris is to win, she must work to suppress Trump's ability to galvanize white male voters.

Overall, as both Harris and Trump's campaign teams rush to define her as a new candidate in the race, more Americans are forming new opinions about her, leading to an increase in her favorability. The percentage of Americans who feel they do not know enough about Harris to evaluate her has dropped from 12% in June to 6% now.

Additionally, Harris leads Trump by 9% in the area of "possessing an effective spirit of public service." Many polls indicate that as Harris takes up the mantle of the Democratic Party, more voters are beginning to see her as more suited for the presidency than Biden, and she is receiving more support than Trump in many aspects, successfully reversing Trump's earlier lead.