Fact-Check: PolitiFact Squashes Kamala Harris’ Boast of Having ‘Great Approval Ratings’
Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim that she has “great approval ratings” was fact-checked by the liberal-leaning website, PolitiFact as being false. PolitiFact squashed the claim that Harris made while doing a recent…
Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim that she has “great approval ratings” was fact-checked by the liberal-leaning website, PolitiFact as being false.
PolitiFact squashed the claim that Harris made while doing a recent interview with ABC News on July 31, finding that “among more than 100 publicly” available polls, none showed her approval rating to be higher than her disapproval rating. During the interview, Harris was asked if she felt that “race and gender” factor into her low approval numbers.
“I’m curious – how much of a role, if any, that you feel race and gender play in that?” ABC News host Linsey Davis asked Harris.
In response to the question, Harris told Davis that there were Polls showing that had “great approval ratings.”
“I think the point that has to be made is that there are attempts to create distractions away from the accomplishments of our administration,” Harris said.
PolitiFact found “public polling results” did not support her claim, according to the outlet.
Using FiveThirtyEight.com, a commonly used website that hosts a large number of