Most Americans, including a majority of Democrats, say the Democratic Party should find another presidential candidate other than Vice President Kamala Harris before the 2028 presidential election, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. Found.
Previous polls showed that Democrats still think Harris is their leader, but 57% now say they should run another candidate in 2028. That sentiment is shared by 66% of Republicans, 60% of independent voters and 61% of voters overall. This was revealed through an investigation.
“However, Democrats (32%) are more likely than Republicans (19%) or independent voters (20%) to think it would be better for Democrats to elect Harris as their candidate again in the next presidential election.” is only slightly higher,” the paper said. Public opinion poll report.
When asked about the main reason Harris lost, 45% of respondents overall said it was because the Democratic Party failed to meet the concerns of most Americans. 21% said they lost because the Biden administration was unpopular, and 18% said Harris was a “bad candidate.”
By party affiliation, 40% of Democrats said Harris lost because her party was out of touch with the concerns of most Americans, compared with 50% of Republicans and 47% of independent voters. The same was true.
After Harris lost to President-elect Donald Trump, several polls suggested she was floating as a 2028 presidential candidate or as a 2026 California gubernatorial candidate. It is known whether there are any.
An Echelon Insights poll in November showed Harris leading the closest 2028 Democratic presidential candidate by 33 points.
Harris leads with 41%, followed by California Governor Gavin Newsom with 8%, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro with 7%, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with 6% and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. It was 6%.
But 59 percent of poll respondents said they preferred someone else.
Another poll conducted before the election and released after Harris' loss showed her as the favorite candidate for California governor. Current Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) cannot seek re-election due to term limits.
The poll was co-sponsored by the left. Los Angeles Times University of California, Berkeley Institute of Government; show Harris could benefit from some name recognition in a potentially crowded field.
Among California voters overall, 33% said they were very likely to support her, and 13% said they were somewhat likely to support her. 36% said they were “not likely to support her at all,” 6% said they were “not very likely to support her,” and 12% were undecided.
Unsurprisingly, Democrats are more supportive of Harris' gubernatorial candidacy than Republicans. More than half of Democrats (54%) said they were very likely to support her, and 18% said they were somewhat likely, while a whopping 84% of Republicans overwhelmingly supported her candidacy. refused. There are nearly twice as many registered Democrats as Republicans in the state, according to state data. show.
The Rasmussen Report survey was conducted between December 1 and 3, 2024 among 1,291 likely voters. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points, and the confidence level is 95 percent.
