{"id":2230772,"date":"2024-04-26T09:35:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-run-focus-groups-to-figure-out-why-people-dont-like-kamala-harris-and-end-up-learning-the-brutal-truth\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:37:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:37:39","slug":"democrats-run-focus-groups-to-figure-out-why-people-dont-like-kamala-harris-and-end-up-learning-the-brutal-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-run-focus-groups-to-figure-out-why-people-dont-like-kamala-harris-and-end-up-learning-the-brutal-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats conduct focus groups to understand why Kamala Harris is unpopular and uncover harsh realities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-run-focus-groups-to-figure-out-why-people-dont-like-kamala-harris-and-end-up-learning-the-brutal-truth%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The analysis delves into the public&#8217;s negative perceptions \u2064of Vice President Kamala Harris, revealing\u2064 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christian-university-ditches-crusader-mascot\/\" title=\"Christian University Ditches Crusader Mascot\">focus groups<\/a>\u2064 conducted by the Democratic National Committee \u2063struggle to comprehend\u2063 her unlikability. Discussions extend to her strained \u200crelationship with President Joe Biden and the \u2063challenges she\u200d faces in altering her unfavorable image ahead of the upcoming election. The analysis explores\u200d the \u200bpublic&#8217;s\u200c unfavorable views of Vice President \u200dKamala Harris, highlighting the Democratic National Committee&#8217;s difficulty in understanding why she is\u200b perceived negatively. It \u200dalso touches upon her tense relationship with President Joe Biden and the obstacles she encounters in improving \u2063her image before the upcoming \u2064election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Democrats Run Focus Groups to Figure Out Why People Don&#8217;t Like Kamala Harris and End Up Learning the Brutal Truth<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 26, 2024 at 6:00am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>There\u2019s just something off about Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Every time I see a video of her, I get the impression she is desperate to be liked but is fundamentally unlikable.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as someone who completely disagrees with basically every decision that her administration makes, perhaps I\u2019m a little biased.<\/p>\n<p>However, it seems that her offputting aura is something seen by far more people than just me.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-campaign-dnc-committed-crime-trump-prosecuted-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> has been conducting focus groups centered around the vice president, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/21\/politics\/kamala-harris-campaigning-biden-2024\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report Sunday said President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign and Harris\u2019 own staff \u201cstill aren\u2019t quite sure what people make of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last few months, they invested in asking voters about her, including having the Democratic National Committee pay for focus groups in Milwaukee run by an operative who has long worked for her,\u201d CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>And what did the focus groups determine?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bad news: Several people said Harris rubs them the wrong way, in all the ways that are familiar from criticism of her,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>One thing the people surveyed didn\u2019t like about the vice president probably won\u2019t surprise you.\u00a0It\u2019s her unusual, villainous cackle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few specifically cited her laugh \u2014 a frequent target of Republican operatives who flood clips of it on social media, which defenders say plays into sexism,\u201d CNN reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TJnTdwVhzp\">https:\/\/t.co\/TJnTdwVhzp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2sE5YvbC8A\">pic.twitter.com\/2sE5YvbC8A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1553497817871794176?\">July 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are other concerns about the vice president.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reported that some in the focus groups \u201cquestioned whether Biden actually likes her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It noted that top Biden and Harris aides have butted heads as she pushes to have more of a presence in the administration.<\/p>\n<p>While many believe she is better at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-democratic-rep-says-ukraines-border-border-america-last-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speaking<\/a> than the president \u2014 which, come on, toddlers do too \u2014 that doesn\u2019t erase the tension between the two.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/projects\/kamala-harris-approval-rating-polls-vs-biden-other-vps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a> noted last week, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-questions-on-why-vp-harris-hasnt-spoken-out-on-gov-cuomo-after-doing-so-with-kavanaugh\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges Questions On Why VP Harris Hasn\u2019t Spoken Out On Gov. Cuomo After Doing So With Kavanaugh\">female vice president<\/a> has spent the majority of her tenure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-supermajority-american-voters-oppose-abortion-past-12-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polling<\/a> negatively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Kamala Harris be a net drag on Biden\u2019s campaign?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Beginning in June 2021, Harris has consistently had more Americans think unfavorably of her than those who see her fondly.<\/p>\n<p>As of this month, 55 percent of people find her unfavorable while only 40 percent see her favorably.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2024-04-16\/vice-president-kamala-harris-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times<\/a> noted different demographic groups have the same response to the vice president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a focus group of Black voters who were disappointed with Biden, none raised their hand in support of Harris, with one participant calling her \u2018the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywoods-wokeism-has-everyone-scared-i-get-so-paranoid-about-even-phone-calls\/\" title=\"Hollywood\u2019s Wokeism Has Everyone Scared: \u2018I Get So Paranoid About Even Phone Calls\u2019\">bad news bear<\/a>,&#8217;\u201d the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2024-04-16\/vice-president-kamala-harris-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on April 16.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that most Americans do not care for Kamala Harris \u2014 and it\u2019s unlikely she can do anything to change that between now and the November election.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent analysis, Democrats conducted focus groups to decipher the public&#8217;s disapproval of Kamala Harris, leading to the revelation of harsh truths. 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