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Vice President Kamala Harris' favorability rating has improved after President Joe Biden ended his campaign earlier this month, according to a new poll from the Associated Press.
Harris is poised to become the Democratic presidential nominee after Biden's withdrawal followed weeks of pressure from the party over concerns about whether he could defeat former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, in November following a poorly received debate performance June 27 that fueled questions about his age, as well as polls that showed him trailing Trump in swing states.
Democrats quickly coalesced around Harris, who has appeared to secure enough delegates to win the nomination ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in August.
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Prior to Biden's exit, polls showed Harris performing similarly, if not worse, than Biden in swing states. But as her candidacy generates new enthusiasm among Democrats, polls have shown her standing in the polls rise in recent days.
A new poll conducted by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed that Harris and Trump have seen their favorability increase in recent weeks. The poll was conducted among 1,141 adults from July 25 to 29 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 points.
Forty-six percent of respondents said they view Harris favorably, while 47 percent said they view her unfavorably, a net favorably rating of -1. Meanwhile, 41 percent of respondents said they view Trump favorability, and 57 percent view him unfavorably, a net favorability rating of -16.
The poll is also the first AP survey conducted entirely after an assassination attempt on Trump during a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. During the campaign event, gunman Matthew Thomas Crooks fired shots, with one hitting Trump's right ear. Crooks and one rallygoer were killed. The shooting sparked criticism toward law enforcement about how the shooting was able to occur, with former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigning last week.
This chart shows how Harris' and Trump's approval ratings have changed in AP/NORC polls since 2019, when Harris first ran for president.
A poll conducted from July 11 to 15 found that 43 percent of voters viewed Harris favorably, while 48 percent viewed her unfavorably, a net favorability rating of -5. That compared to 37 percent of respondents who viewed Trump favorably and 59 percent who viewed him unfavorably, a net favorability rating of -22. The poll was conducted among 1,253 adults and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 points.
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Harris has held higher favorability ratings than Trump since she was first included in the poll in 2019. She continued to hold high favorability ratings in the early months of the Biden administration but fell into the negatives after about one year, according to the polls. Her favorability has been on an upward trajectory since reaching a low point in January 2023.
Trump continued to hold lower favorability ratings, though they have risen as the election draws closer. The latest poll found an uptick in his favorability ratings following Biden's withdrawal and the assassination attempt.
Newsweek reached out to the Harris and Trump campaigns for comment via email.
Other polls have similarly found an increase in Harris' favorability after Biden stepped down.
An ABC News/Ipsos poll, conducted among 1,200 respondents from July 26 to 27, found that 43 percent of respondents viewed Harris favorability, while 42 percent viewed her unfavorably. A poll July 19 and 20 of 1,141 found that only 35 percent viewed her favorably, and 46 percent viewed her unfavorably.
The latest ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 36 percent viewed Trump unfavorably and 52 percent viewed him unfavorably. The earlier poll found 40 percent viewed him favorably and 51 percent viewed him unfavorably.
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