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Kamala Harris' popularity remains underwater on the eve of the midterms, according to the latest polls.
On Monday, the vice president's approval rating stood at 39.5 percent while her disapproval rating was at 52 percent, according to an analysis of polls by FiveThirtyEight.
Two recent polls gave Harris a net disapproval rating above eight percentage points.
Only 37 percent of registered voters gave Harris positive marks in a poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies on November 2, while 45 percent said they disapproved of her performance.
A Leger poll, conducted between October 28 and 30, was worse for Harris, with 41 percent approval and 57 percent disapproval.
Data from FiveThirtyEight shows the vice president has been consistently unpopular, and her net approval rating has not been positive since September 2021.
Once one of the Democratic Party's biggest stars, Harris is now less popular than the president she serves. While President Joe Biden's disapproval rating is similar to hers, at 53.1 percent, his approval rating is higher at 42.3 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Ahead of crucial midterm elections on Tuesday, Biden and Harris have stuck largely to campaigning in Democratic strongholds rather than stumping for candidates in more competitive territory.
Harris, who has had a focus on abortion and women's rights issues in office, is stumping mostly for women candidates in the final stretch.
She framed the midterm elections as a referendum on abortion rights at a rally in Chicago on Sunday.
Referring to the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in June, which stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, Harris said: "The highest court in our land, the United States Supreme Court, the court of Thurgood [Marshall], just took a constitutional right, that had been recognized, from the people of America, from the women of America.
"And on this point, I think it's really important to be clear: One does not have to abandon their faith or deeply held beliefs to agree the government should not be telling her what to do."
She echoed Biden's promise that if Democrats gain seats in the Senate, he would support a bill codifying Roe v. Wade.
"On that point, by the way, our President has been very clear: We just need two more senators, and he will not let the filibuster to get in the way of passing the Women's Health Protection Act," Harris said.
"Two more senators. Send Tammy Duckworth back to the Senate. And we need two more. And you got some neighbors in this neighborhood around Illinois, including [John] Fetterman. Let's get them elected."
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