Only a third confident Harris would win as Democratic nominee: Survey

Only a third of voters are confident that Vice President Harris would win an election if she were the Democratic presidential nominee, according to a new survey.

A Politico/Morning Consult poll, conducted in late May and released Wednesday, found that 14 percent of voters said it was very likely Harris would win an election and 20 percent said somewhat likely she would win if she were the Democratic nominee.

In the same poll, 37 percent said it’s not likely at all that she would win an election.

Harris in February said she’s ready to serve amid questions about President Biden’s age after special counsel Robert Hur’s report of the incumbent’s handling of classified documents described him as an “elderly man with a poor memory.” Harris, 59, has previously said she’s prepared to be president “if necessary,” but she brushed off concerns about Biden’s fitness to be commander in chief and has slammed Republicans for their critiques on the issue.

The latest poll found that 21 percent of those surveyed said they’d want Harris to be the Democratic candidate for president if Biden wasn’t running, with 10 percent each saying Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Just more than 40 percent said they were unsure or had no opinion.

It also found that 42 percent have a very unfavorable impression of Harris, which is the same unfavorable rating Biden received in the survey. Only 21 percent said they have a very favorable impression of the vice president, with 23 percent saying the same for the president.

Additionally, the same poll found Biden and former President Trump polling neck and neck, each bringing in 45 percent support ahead of the November rematch.

The poll was conducted from May 28-29 and includes 3,996 registered voters. It has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.