New Poll Spells Disaster For Kamala Harris' Presidential Ambitions

As President Joe Biden's age continues to overshadow his re-election campaign and some Democrats express regret that the president decided to run for another term, the Democrats' backup plan, Vice President Kamala Harris, is becoming an increasingly important factor in the 2024 race. New polling, however, suggests that the California politician would be doomed if she was at the top of the ticket if Biden decided to bow out and that the public has little confidence that she would serve the country well as president.

According to a recent Morning Consult poll, the American public believes that Harris would fail to win the presidency against Donald Trump if she were the Democratic nominee. The survey found that only 14 percent believed that she was "very likely" to win the presidency in November, while 20 percent said "somewhat likely," 20 percent said "not too likely," and 37 percent said "not likely at all."

The poll also asked the 3,996 registered voters if they thought she would be a good president, with a majority saying they didn't believe that would be the case. Only 19 percent said she would "definitely" be a good president, while an additional 21 percent said she would "probably" be a good president. A combined 51 percent said she would either "definitely not" or "probably not" be a good president. 

The American public's lack of confidence in Harris' leadership also bears out in her approval rating. The survey found that she has only a 42 percent approval rating while her boss, Joe Biden, has a 43 percent approval among voters. Given these lackluster numbers, Harris will have to impress voters during the upcoming vice presidential debate, telling POLITICO over the weekend that she has already planned a strategy to take on Trump's running mate.

"What we know is that Donald Trump wants an enabler," Harris claimed. "He doesn't want a governing partner. He doesn't want another Mike Pence, and I think that is clear. The litmus test is, Are they going to be absolutely loyal to Trump over country or their oath of office, or, frankly, the American people?"

The vice president revealed that the Democrat strategy to handle whoever Trump chooses as his running mate would be to tie the two together as much as possible to prevent the GOP vice presidential pick from appealing to different voters. Harris also outlined that the Democrats will be using abortion as a main talking point in the November election after multiple states have passed abortion bans following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

"Everyone on that list has supported a Trump abortion ban in their state or has called for a national ban," Harris explained, referring to Trump's vice presidential short-list, as previously reported by the DC Enquirer. "In fact, many voted this week in the Senate against the right to contraception. That's how far down the road they are."

Kamala Harris has proven herself to be a radical Democrat who has failed to handle the various crises facing the nation. After being assigned by President Biden to handle the crisis at the southern border, it is no wonder that the American public has soured on Harris. Any attempt to replace Biden with Harris will surely backfire.

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