Overview

• Fox News polling referenced on CNN shows Kamala Harris’s net favorability dropping from minus 5 in October 2024 to minus 13 this month.
• Enten highlighted that Harris is roughly 37 points underwater with independents, calling that deficit prohibitive for a national victory.
• YouGov, Yahoo News and Times surveys show Democratic or Dem-leaning voter excitement for another Harris run falling from 28% in April to 9% in September.
• A Yahoo News/YouGov poll now finds Gavin Newsom preferred over Harris for a potential 2028 bid, 21% to 19%, reversing their positions from April.
• Harris released her memoir, 107 Days, and began a promotional tour, a rollout that coincides with renewed scrutiny of her standing in national and state polling.