A Democratic pollster is urging Vice President Kamala Harris to counter impressions that she is too liberal or too soft on immigration, after a quick poll identified some of her biggest potential vulnerabilities.
“Voters have a very narrow perception of Harris: liberal, fiscal,” said Blueprint lead pollster Evan Roth Smith, who polled 1,537 registered voters July 21 and 22. “Their concerns are largely limited to the standard concerns about being left-wing in general, and some immigration-specific concerns, which can be quickly addressed through proactive early signaling.”
The poll, first shared with Semafor, found Harris entering the general election with some strong points on social issues. Asked what issue they associated with Harris, 52 percent said “abortion and birth control,” a sign that the vice president's years-long campaign against Dobbs' decision had fizzled.
Harris was weaker on public safety issues, with 32 percent of voters citing “crime” and 29 percent citing “immigration and the border” when asked for a partnership. Fifty percent of independents were concerned that Harris would let migrants cross the border illegally. Latino voters narrowly trusted Trump more than Harris on immigration, continuing a pattern that appeared in post-2021 polls that tested President Biden in a rematch with Trump.
Republicans have already promised to focus on those issues as they work to define Harris. But Blueprint found an opening for the vice president on economic issues. Harris and Trump were tied, 50-50, when voters were asked which candidate would do a better job of “lowering the prices” of goods and services.
“The upside for Harris is huge: Voters don't hold her responsible for Biden's perceived failures on inflation, and she can run hard on economic messages,” Roth Smith said.
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