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Californians Are Seriously Unenthused About A Hypothetical Kamala Harris Gubernatorial Bid, Poll Finds

Some Californians have little experience with the prospect of former Vice President Kamala Harris launching a governor bid. Politico and UC Berkeley Citrin Center The vote was released on Tuesday.

Opinion survey Two groups of California voters and “policy influencers” asked the state governor to choose from a list of emotions Harris may have felt hypothetical running, running Harris. especially, 36% of California’s “influencers” chose “indifference” to explain how they felt about Harris’ future bids for the governor’s mansion. (Related: Competition for the Governor’s Mansion in Key Battle Ground State gets hot)

Dana Point, California – April 3: Former Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at the major women’s definition summit held at the Ritz-Carlton on Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Dana Point, California. (Juliana Yamada via Getty Images/Los Angeles Times)

Registered Democrat voters in California had a more positive view than Harris running hypothetically to lead the Golden State. Meanwhile, the most popular answers among registered Republican voters surveyed were “irritability” and “enthuss.”

Thirty-five percent of registered black voters surveyed said they felt “fun” about Harris’ chances of running for governor, and 38% said they chose “almost excited,” while other voters of colour responded in a mixed response. Of the Asian Americans surveyed, 18% said they were “irrised” with the prospect of a hypothetical bid, while 19% of Latinx voters said they made prospects feel “hopeless.”

“It’s almost an incredible lack of enthusiasm [from Latinos]Jack Citlin, a professor of political science in Berkeley, California, told Politico. [President Donald] Playing cards. ”

The former vice president received a The slim majority of Hispanic voters’ support in the 2024 presidential election was 53%, but Trump rose by around 45% of the vote, a 13 percentage point increase from 2020, hitting a record high for Republican presidential candidates. According to Go to NBC News Exit Polls.

Harris – Who? Expression He served as California in the Senate from 2017 to 2021 and as California Attorney General from 2011 to 2017 – It has yet to be said if she is running in the 2026 California Governor’s Race. But she is It is reportedly They plan to make a final decision on whether or not to begin the governor’s bid by the end of the summer. Harris has also emerged as a potential candidate for the 2028 presidential election.

Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom is a limited time only and therefore cannot run for reelection in 2026. Newsom is also considered a candidate for the 2028 White House race.

Other candidates seeking to replace Newsom as California governor are With Xavier Beterra, former director of the Health and Human Services. fOmer Democrat California Rep. Katie Porter. Before serving in the Biden Harris administration, Becerra served as California Attorney General. January 2017 to March 2021 Previously, he represented Los Angeles’ Congressional District for 24 years.

When he failed his 2024 presidential campaign against Trump, Harris lost all seven swing states. she It will be carried Her California hometown is just over 20 percent points, significantly less than the previous Democratic margins in Golden State. Former President Joe Biden as his running companion along with Harris. I won California had 29 points in the 2020 presidential election.

The survey was conducted on the Truedot.AI platform from April 1 to 14, among 1,025 registered voters and 718 influencers in California. Verasight provides a sample of registered voters, including voters randomly sampled from California voter files, with modeled error estimates for voter surveys being positive or minus 5 percentage points.

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