CNN data reporter Harry Enten said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris' approval ratings still aren't close to the approval ratings that President Joe Biden enjoyed among key voting groups during the 2020 campaign.
Harris reportedly secured the necessary delegate support on Tuesday, two days after Biden secured the Democratic nomination. approved Enten said in surveys conducted after Biden's withdrawal that Harris has made some gains among Black and Hispanic voters but still falls short of Biden's polling numbers in the 2020 election. (Related: “What is she trying to hide?”: MSNBC swing vote panel questions whether Kamala concealed Biden's health issues)
“Among black voters, she is 8 points more popular than Joe Biden was in April and June of this year. [of] “Obviously, the Harris poll is in July. What about Hispanic voters? She's doing six points better among Hispanic voters,” Enten told CNN News Central co-host Kate Bolduin. “Now, what's interesting is that she's actually not doing as well among white voters. She's only up one point among white voters compared to Joe Biden. So, at least for now, it looks like she's doing what a lot of Democrats were hoping for, which is bringing the Democratic base together again, at least this time around, a diverse Democratic base that Joe Biden seems to lack.”
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On CNN voteIn April and June surveys, Harris received the support of 78% of black voters compared with Biden's 70%. Meanwhile, she trails Trump, whose support among black voters has fallen from 23% to 15% in earlier surveys, and leads nationally 49% to 46%. By comparison, Biden received the support of 87% of black voters in 2020. according to According to CNN exit polls.
Enten said Harris' improving support among black voters could help her gains in Georgia and North Carolina, but that Trump holds a 4.5% lead there. according to RealClear Poll Average.
“The question is, how does she catch up to Donald Trump? I believe the way she can do that is by doing even better with Hispanic voters and black voters than she is doing now. Given that she's still lagging behind Joe Biden in 2020, she still has room to grow,” Enten said.
In head-to-head races nationwide, Trump leads Harris by 1.7 percentage points. according to RealClear poll average from July 5 to July 23. Trump's lead grow up If the survey includes independent presidential candidates Cornel West, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, his support comes to 2.8%. (Related article: “Kamala was in on it too”: Pro-Trump PAC pulls anti-Kamala Harris ad within two hours of Biden's departure)
By comparison, President Trump led Biden by 3.1 percentage points in national head-to-head races before giving up on reelection. according to According to the RealClearPolling poll average, Expanding When Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West were included in the survey, her support rose to 4.2%.
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