“Unaware or unsure” is what most Democrats and independents (70%) of supporters said when asked about liberal positions VP Kamala Harris supported. The breakdown of the poll conducted by the Media Research Center (MRC) revealed that most Democrats and Independents had no clue about her past statements and positions.
· Defund The Police: 71% of Democrats and Biden-supporting Independents didn’t know she took that position back during the George Floyd riots in 2020.
· Green New Deal: Around 75% of Democrats 73% of were unaware or unsure of Harris’s position.
· Reparations for Slavery: 71% of Democrats and Independents were unsure or unaware.
· Harris, Known as the Border Czar: 72% of Democratic and Biden-supporting independent voters were unaware or unsure.
· Abolishing Border Law Enforcement: 77% of Democrats and Biden-supporting Independents were unsure or completely unaware.
· Bailing Out Criminals in 2020 Riots: 78% of Democrats and Biden-supporting Independents no idea or were unsure.
· Allowing Death Row Inmates to Vote: 86% of Democrats and Independents were unaware or unsure of the candidate’s position.
MRC says when voters were asked where they get their information about Harris and election news, just over half (50.2%) mentioned broadcast television as their main source. Then cable news (41.2%), social media (34.4%), online news sites (23.9%), and search engines (16.7%).
A smaller portion of those surveyed (11%) said national newspapers (9.2%), public broadcasting local newspapers (7.6%), radio (4.9%), and AI chatbots (1.0%) as a main source of political information.
“Our survey of Democratic voters and pro-Biden Independents, who say their top source for news about the campaign are these same networks, shows the damage caused by today’s one-sided news coverage. These voters should be at least familiar with these key points about Harris’s past, even if they don’t agree with conservatives about their significance,” said the MRC.
This poll was conducted for the Media Research Center by McLaughlin & Associates between August 2 and August 5. The survey included 1,200 people—800 registered Democrats plus 400 Independents—who reported voting for Joe Biden in 2020.
