California policy influencers are “indifferent” about former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running for state governor, a study conducted by Politico and UC Berkeley’s Citrin Center has been found.
Surveyed opinion polls A selected group of California registered voters and policy insiders, including lawmakers, and state and federal staff. Registered voters in California are reportedly more enthusiastic about Harris than policy insiders, with 33% saying they are “pleased” about the possibility.
36% of policy influencers said they felt “indifference” Harris running for the governor. Only 4% were furious, 22% said they were “almost excited,” and 20% said they were irritated by the governor’s potential bid.
Harris has not officially declared her candidacy in her hometown, but has vowed to be an active and active presence in politics since her loss to President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. She also bids for the presidency in 2028.
The former vice president has received a low level of enthusiasm among independent California voters, with 21% saying they feel “hopeless.” Harris is potentially runningand 26% say they felt “irritated” by the possibility.
Voters of color gave a complicated response to the possibility that Harris would run. Thirty-five percent of black voters said they were “joyed” and 38% said they were “almost excited,” while other voters of color were not enthusiastic.
19% of Latino voters said they felt “hopeless” about the former vice president running in California. In a survey, 18% of Asian voters said they felt “frustrated” that Harris could start bidding.
“It’s almost an incredible lack of enthusiasm,” Jack Citrin, a political science professor at UC Berkeley, told Politico, referring to Latino voters. “But from the general election, we know that Latino voters have changed towards Trump compared to 2020 or 2016.”
Harris became the 2024 Democratic candidate a month after former President Joe Biden decided to finish the race in weeks following his disastrous debate performance against Trump.
The former vice president cheered his resistance against Trump this month in a social media post, saying, “Americans will stand up to the administration when they implement Project 2025 at full speed.”
