
Last night, I did a 2024 Presidential Election Preview podcast and have a few additional thoughts. Time is short, so let’s get to it.
How Popular is Kamala Harris?
The polls show that Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck and neck coming into election day. This has been the case since Harris replaced Joe Biden in what amounted to a palace coup in July 2024. These polls have never seemed right to me any more than those that showed Joe Biden neck and neck with Donald Trump in 2020.
Harris has never been popular in national American politics, even among Democrats. If you think back to 2020, Harris was one of the odds-on favorites to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Yet, she was blown out of the water in a debate by Tulsi Gabbard, her support crashed, and she ended up pulling out of the race before the Iowa Caucuses. Harris did not win a single delegate in 2020. According to an article in The Hill, Harris “struggled to break 3% before dropping out.”[1] Further, she has consistently had some of the lowest approval numbers for any vice president.
Just like 2020, Harris did not win a single delegate during the 2024 primary season.









