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Vice President Kamala Harris got some very welcome news on Sunday in the form of a new NBC News poll that found her leading Donald Trump by five points nationally. But perhaps the most significant finding in the survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted from Sept. 13-17 is her massive increase in popularity since taking over for Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee in July.
Compared to July, when Harris had a 32 percent approval and 50 percent disapproval rating (nearly identical to Biden), the new poll finds 48 percent of respondents view her positively and 45 percent negatively. The 3-point net positive approval stands in sharp contrast to Trump’s net negative 13-point result that has remained static over the same period.
As NBC News’ national political correspondent—and data geek—Steve Kornacki and Meet the Press host Kristen Welker explained on Sunday, that 16-point turnaround is the largest favorability increase for any politician NBC has measured since George W. Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
“We were seeing numbers like this for years for Kamala Harris,” Kornacki said of her previous figures, “now you’re seeing a very different story.”
Also speaking on Meet the Press, political analyst Amy Walter, editor-in-chief of The Cook Political Report, pointed out that the new polling shows Harris “is seen as the more likely victor,” which she said means the narrative “has shifted appreciably to Harris' benefit.”
Vice President Kamala Harris got some very welcome news on Sunday in the form of a new NBC News poll that found her leading Donald Trump by five points nationally. But perhaps the most significant finding in the survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted from Sept. 13-17 is her massive increase in popularity since taking over for Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee in July.
Compared to July, when Harris had a 32 percent approval and 50 percent disapproval rating (nearly identical to Biden), the new poll finds 48 percent of respondents view her positively and 45 percent negatively. The 3-point net positive approval stands in sharp contrast to Trump’s net negative 13-point result that has remained static over the same period.
As NBC News’ national political correspondent—and data geek—Steve Kornacki and Meet the Press host Kristen Welker explained on Sunday, that 16-point turnaround is the largest favorability increase for any politician NBC has measured since George W. Bush after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
“We were seeing numbers like this for years for Kamala Harris,” Kornacki said of her previous figures, “now you’re seeing a very different story.”
Also speaking on Meet the Press, political analyst Amy Walter, editor-in-chief of The Cook Political Report, pointed out that the new polling shows Harris “is seen as the more likely victor,” which she said means the narrative “has shifted appreciably to Harris' benefit.”
