Kamala Harris Is Gaining Swing-State Voters’ Trust to Step In for Biden

The vice president also was the top choice among Democratic rising stars to run for the White House should Biden be unable to continue his campaign.

Kamala Harris in Florida on May 1.Photographer: Malcolm Jackson/Bloomberg
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Vice President Kamala Harris is increasingly endearing herself to swing-state voters, a development that if it persists, stands to neutralize Republican attacks around Joe Biden’s age.

Nearly half of swing-state voters, 48%, say they trust Harris to fulfill the duties of the presidency if Biden were no longer able to serve, according to a Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll conducted in early May. The reading marks the highest level of confidence since the survey was first conducted in October.