Kamala Harris leads Gavin Newsom in Democratic presidential primary poll

[ificandream]

Alec Regimbal, SFGATE

A new poll shows that Vice President Kamala Harris is the top choice among Democrats and some swing voters to replace President Joe Biden if he chooses not to seek re-election in 2024.

The Echelon Insights poll shows 21% of those surveyed prefer Harris, which gives her a healthy seven-point lead over the group's second top choice: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Stacey Abrams, a voting rights activist currently running for Georgia governor, came in third with 7%, and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and California Gov. Gavin Newsom followed with 6% each.

The 15-point gap between Harris and Newsom is surprising given the governor's favorability rating among Democratic voters in other recent polls, including a survey of Democratic voters released earlier this month that showed Newsom leading his California counterpart by about seven points. Newsom has repeatedly said he will not run for president in 2024 even if Biden chooses to step aside, but many political analysts believe he will, despite those assertions.

Those analysts point to Newsom's repeated posturing on the national level as evidence to back up their claims. The governor has spent precious re-election funds on attack ads in Florida and Texas and has repeatedly called on his own party to do more in combating Republican extremism. His recent veto of a popular safe drug-injection site bill has also been portrayed by some as a tactic to avoid being labeled a radical on a national stage.

Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/harris-leads-newsom-primary-poll-17405415.php

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As a Californian, I'm a bit surprised by this. But I'm also pleased. I think she'd make a great President.

[SheilaAnn]

1. Getting her elected would be an enormous challenge. n/t

[ificandream]

2. They said that about Hillary too and we almost did elect her (well, we actually did but ...)

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[OverBurn]

3. It'd vote for either. I like Nesome, have for years. I think he can win against whomever.

Still think a women would have a harder time winning. It's America, women just had 50 years of rights taken away.

I'd love to see a women president personally.

I don't see a Black women winning, even though Obama thankfully broke the barrier. Again, It's America, Racist and Women hating America.

[More_Cowbell]

4. Newsom doesn't strike me as a serious person

I've lived in CA for over 40 years. I like Newsom and many of his ideas. But he's very superficial. Just witness his failure to follow COVID protocols he set for the state. I think the media hasn't been fair to Harris. I'd love to see her as president, even though neither she nor Biden were my choices for president in 2020.