Keller @ Large: Is Harris Truly Unpopular Or Is That The Price Of Being A Female Politician?

By Louisa Moller, CBS Boston

June 28, 2023

BOSTON - She's next in line to the presidency. But a new poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris is anything but popular.        In fact, she has one of the worst approval ratings for a VP since polls started measuring that.

Harris got a warm reception from abortion rights supporters in a round of speeches last weekend, a rare bright moment in an otherwise gloomy run as vice president that has produced negative voter ratings surpassed only by the likes of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. What is the problem?

"We talk often at the foundation about something called the imagination barrier," says Amanda Hunter, executive director of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, which studies women in politics. "Sometimes, it can be hard for voters to picture someone who looks, sounds and acts differently from their predecessors in a position of leadership."

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