CNN Data Guru Reveals Plunging Approval Rating for Kamala Harris as She Kicks Off Book Tour: ‘Down Under She Goes!’
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten revealed former Vice President Kamala Harris’s favorability rating has dropped so much she’s “swimming with the fishes.”
Enten joined Sara Sidner on Tuesday on CNN News Central just as Harris is launching into a promotional tour to promote her book, 107 Days. She had appeared with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow the night prior for an interview.
Enten first pointed to Fox News polling showing Harris’s net favorability has fallen from -5 points in October 2024 to -13 points this month. Those numbers are even worse among independents, Enten pointed out.
“She is not well-liked at this particular point. The American people, they don’t want this, they don’t want her, and get this, she’s 37 points underwater with independents,” he said. “If you can’t win independents, you can’t win the election. And the bottom line is… she is way, way, way underwater. She is definitely swimming with the fishes.”
Enten also pointed out polling among Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters that is less-than-stellar for Harris. According to survey results from YouGov, Yahoo News, and Times, 28% of voters who are either Democrat or lean Democrat, are quickly losing excitement about the prospect of Harris running again.
In April, 28% said they were excited about another Harris run. That number has since dropped to 9%. For comparison’s sake, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has seen the opposite effect in public interest. In April, 8% of Democrats or voters leaning Democrat said they’d be excited to see the governor run for president. That number has since jumped to 21%.
Harris has also seen her numbers slip in her home state of California, Enten added.
“No matter where you look, whether you look nationally among voters overall, nationally, what Democrats think within her home state, Kamala Harris’s political standing has fallen,” he said. “Now, obviously, we’ll see whether or not this book has any big changes, but at this particular point, Kamala Harris’s political career, time seems to be running out on it.”
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