Vice President Kamala Harris has attempted to separate herself from President Joe Biden‘s unpopular presidency, but a majority still believe she would continue with the policies of the Biden administration.
An ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday shows that the vast majority of adults, 74%, want Harris to take a different direction from the Biden administration, but only 33% believe she will do so if elected to the presidency.
When asked about former President Donald Trump, a similar percentage of adults, 64%, think he will continue the policies from his first administration if elected, but a larger minority want him to continue his first-term policies in a second term, 42%.
Majorities of adults would prefer Harris, 74%, and Trump, 53%, mainly going in a different direction of either the current administration or his first White House term, respectively.
The survey comes as the Trump campaign looks to emphasize Harris’s role in the Biden administration, specifically on the border and economic policy.
During the September presidential debate, Harris stated that “clearly, I am not Joe Biden,” and pitched herself as a part of a “new generation of leadership.” The vice president has also walked a fine line between reiterating that she is not the president, while also taking credit for accomplishments the Biden administration has achieved. She’s also tried to separate herself from her own administration with a tougher stance on immigration policy during the campaign.
While appearing on ABC’s The View earlier this week, Harris said she would not change anything about the Biden administration, but did say in a Harris administration she would have a Republican in her cabinet, as she courts anti-Trump Republicans. Trump’s campaign began using the clip shortly after it aired to tie her to the unpopular administration.
When it comes to policies proposed during the 2024 campaign, majorities of adults both believe that neither candidate has provided enough details about their policies if elected. For Harris, 61% think she has not given enough details about her polices, while 56% say the same about Trump and his policies.
Both Harris and Trump are also lacking new ideas for the future of the country, according to the survey. Majorities of adults found both Harris, 53%, and Trump, 54%, have been poor or not so good at presenting new ideas to improve the country’s future.
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With 25 days until Election Day, the two leading candidates for president are neck-and-neck in the polls in the key swing states, which will decide who gets sworn in as the 47th president in January.
In the RealClearPolitics polling average, Harris leads Trump nationally, 49%-47.2%. In the polling average for the key swing states, Trump holds narrow leads in Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, while Harris holds a narrow lead in Wisconsin.