AlterNet, August 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t just galvanizing Democratic constituencies with her late entry into the 2024 race: She’s also getting favorably viewed by one of the biggest Republican voting blocs. According to a recent Newsweek report, the vice president is gaining ground with white male voters — who have long been one of the GOP’s most reliable sources of support. Newsweek cited the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll of 1,613 national voters conducted between August 1 and August 4, which found that Harris had the support of 46% of white men surveyed. Trump, in the meantime, had 51% support.
Harris’ approval among that bloc is already more than President Joe Biden had in 2020, in which he secured a victory despite only getting 43% support from white male voters according to Pew Research. Newsweek also noted that Harris previously had the approval of just 40% of white men shortly after Biden left the race in late July, suggesting that the core GOP constituency is warming to her as excitement continues to build for Harris’ nascent campaign.
