Harris Favorability Falls; Memoir Meets Sharp Criticism

Polling analysts report former Vice President Kamala Harris’s net favorability has worsened since October 2024, dropping from about −5 to −13 and leaving her roughly 37 points underwater with independents. Surveys show falling Democratic enthusiasm for another Harris run, slipping support in California, and growing interest in Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris’s new memoir, 107 Days, and its promotional tour have drawn sharp criticism from fellow Democrats and media figures who say the book reads like gossip and offers viral excerpts without substantive revelations. Critics contend the memoir and tour are unlikely to reverse her waning standing and may reinforce perceptions of political weakness, calling her short-term electoral prospects into question.