Nearly six in 10 likely voters have an unfavorable opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris, with 29% saying she hurts President Joe Biden's reelection chances, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday.
The poll found that 56% say they don't like Harris, including 43% who have a "very unfavorable" opinion of the vice president. The 41% who have a favorable opinion of Harris is down a point since August, according to Rasmussen.
Black voters (54%) and Democrats (69%) say they have a favorable view of Harris, but 60% of independents, the "other" category in Rasmussen's breakdown, have an unfavorable opinion of her, including 46% who replied "very unfavorable."
While 25% say Harris helps Biden’s reelection chances, 43% say the veep will not make much of a difference, according to the survey. Among independents, 33% say Harris hurts and 43% say it doesn’t matter.
Further, 49% of the voters say Harris is doing a worse job than previous vice presidents against 19% who say better and 28% who replied about the same.
Biden scored an approval rating of 44% in June, up 2 points from May, according to the poll. That tops the national approval rating average of 37.8%, according to FiveThirtyEight.com.
Rasmussen Reports surveyed 1,112 likely voters from June 23-24. The poll has a margin of error of plus/minus 3 points with a 95% level of confidence.
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