Vice President Kamala Harris is set to be named the Democratic nominee in less than two weeks after President Joe Biden was abruptly forced out of the race.
However, Americans, including Democrats, have mixed emotions about her ability to beat former President Trump.
According to an AP/NORC poll, Americans have little faith that Harris can beat Trump despite her “honeymoon” jump in the polls.
While 81 percent of Democrats think Harris would make a good president, only 71 percent believe she can defeat Trump, who has been dominating the polls since he announced his candidacy.
Americans, in general, are skeptical of a Harris 2024 ticket.
Only 42 percent of likely voters think the vice president can win, while 56 percent say Trump will win. In the same poll, only 39 percent of respondents are confident Harris can beat the 45th president.
Harris is making herself quite comfortable in the White House since Biden dropped out of the race, but she shouldn’t count her chickens before they hatch.
A recent Harvard- Harris survey found the vice president trailing behind her Republican opponent 48-46 percent, while a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed Trump ahead of Harris by four percentage points.
Harris, who ran aggressively against Biden for the Democratic Party’s 2020 nomination, has been eager as vice president to be seen as the ideal candidate, paving the way for another potential run at the top job.
However, I recently reported that her Democrat colleagues didn’t initially want Harris on the 2024 ticket.
A New York Post report said Biden endorsed Harris as his replacement in the race out of spite toward those who pressured him to withdraw.
“It was Joe’s big f–k you,” a source told the outlet. “Joe said, ‘If I’m out, then I am endorsing her.’”
Former President Obama reportedly strongly advocated for Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and to hold “a mini primary” instead, which Obama believed Harris would fail.
She has also not been awarded the favorite boss either.
During her tenure as vice president, only four of the initial 71 staff members hired by Harris during her first year in office are still working for her— equating to a 92 percent staff turnover rate.
While working as California's Attorney General, Harris was reportedly known for maintaining a “toxic” workplace.