Voters aren’t too keen on California’s top Democrats.
Governor Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris — two of the Democratic party’s most prominent faces — are underwater with voters, according to a new NBC News poll released Sunday.
Among the 1,000 registered voters interviewed for the survey, only 27% said they had a positive view of the California Governor, with 45% saying they have a negative view.
As for Harris, 51% have a negative view and 34% had a positive view.
However, when it comes to which lefty politician Democrat voters prefer, Harris is the favorite.
The survey, which asked primary voters if they prefer a party-aligned candidate over someone who is more likely to win an election, gave Harris the edge over Newsom — with 67% of Democrats saying they have a positive view of the potential future presidential candidate compared to only 52% for Newsom.
The poll comes as both Harris and Newsom position themselves for future presidential runs.
While the 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee hasn’t explicitly said she will seek the Oval Office again, she also hasn’t ruled it out — telling podcaster Sharon McMahon in February that she “might” run again.
In October, Harris told BBC that “I am not done” and “it’s in my bones.”
Newsom told CNN in February that it will be a family decision on whether he opts to run for the White House.
‘I said, ‘No, we’ll do [the] decision as a family.’ He goes, ‘You can’t.’ I said, ‘Why?’ He goes, ’I’m too young. You need to spend more time with us,’” Newsom told CNN. “I mean, how do you deal with that one?”
The California Post reached out to Newsom’s office for comment about the poll.
As Democrats hunt for a 2028 standard-bearer, the numbers offer a sobering reality check for two of the party’s most prominent potential contenders.
