POLL: Biden supporters love Kamala as his running mate, but only a quarter of undecided voters are impressed
- Supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden are overwhelmingly satisfied with his choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, a new Insider poll found.
- The poll found roughly 64% of Biden supporters are satisfied with Harris as the former vice president's running mate.
- But the poll also found that undecided voters are decidedly less impressed.
Supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden strongly approve of his choice of Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his 2020 running mate, a new Insider poll found.
Poll participants were asked: "Joe Biden has selected Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate. How do you feel about this decision?"
Roughly 64% of self-declared Biden supporters said they were satisfied with the decision, with 46% stating they were "very satisfied with that selection" and 18% saying they were "somewhat satisfied with that selection."
Only 14% of Biden supporters expressed dissatisfaction with his selection of Harris as a running mate, the poll found.
Meanwhile, undecided voters were decidedly less impressed.
Only 25% of undecided voters — people who said they hadn't decided between Biden and President Donald Trump, or who backed a third-party candidate — said they were very or somewhat satisfied with Harris being on the ticket. Approximately 23% of undecided voters said they were somewhat or very dissatisfied that Biden tapped Harris.
Overall, about 39% of all voters expressed satisfaction with Harris as Biden's running mate, while roughy 21% said they were somewhat or very dissatisfied.
SurveyMonkey Audience polls from a national sample balanced by census data of age and gender. Respondents are incentivized to complete surveys through charitable contributions. Generally speaking, digital polling tends to skew toward people with access to the internet. SurveyMonkey Audience doesn't try to weigh its sample based on race or income. A total of 1,106 respondents were collected on August 11-12 with a margin of error plus or minus 3 percentage points and a 95% confidence level.