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Candidate Age Perception Polling

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Our recent poll of California voters found a high level of concern over cognitive decline among presidential candidates and a desire to elect a U.S. Senator that is younger than 78 years old.

“We respect our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents, and the wisdom they bring to politics and public policy,” explained Adam Probolsky, president of Probolsky Research. “We simply see the conversation happening about age and want to understand the motivations of the voters. Clearly they have strong feelings.”

When asked about concern over the age of candidates in the presidential election, there was a near 42% differential between Democratic and Republican voters. The willingness to elect an older U.S. Senator was higher among Democratic than Republican voters, but the differential between the two parties was significantly less at only 17%. This may speak to a Democratic voter instinct to defend President Joe Biden amidst the critiques of his age as he gears up for reelection.

This survey was not sponsored by a third party, the results are being released for public interest.

Probolsky Research is a non-partisan woman and Latina-owned market and opinion research firm with corporate, election, government, and non-profit clients.

CA Voters Want Harris to Run for President

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The latest Probolsky Poll shows 44% of California voters want Senator Kamala Harris to run. You can view the Probolsky Poll presentation below.

Yes, want her to run 44%

No, don’t want her to run 38%

Unsure/Refused 18%

Watch pollster Adam Probolsky explain why voter support numbers for Senator Harris’ run aren’t higher:

“Having the support of your home state is not necessary for success, but it is certainly a key indicator of early momentum,” explained Adam Probolsky, pollster with Probolsky Research. “Harris’ strongest support comes from majorities of Asian, Black, Latino, and younger voters 18-39.”

A sizable majority (62%) of Democratic voters support Senator Harris running. Independent voters want her to run – 46% say yes, 33% say no. A large number of Republicans (81%) say they do not want her to run.

QUESTION: California’s U.S. Senator Kamala Harris recently announced that she is running for president in 2020. Do you want her to run for president?

The Probolsky Poll was conducted among 903 California likely 2020 Primary Election voters from January 22 – 27, 2019. The poll has a margin of error of +/-3.3% and a 95% level of confidence.

Probolsky Research is a non-partisan market and opinion research firm with corporate, election, government, non-profit and special interest clients.

The Probolsky poll has no affiliation with the campaign of Senator Kamala Harris or any other presidential campaign. These results are being released for public interest purposes only.

For more information about this Probolsky Poll call Adam Probolsky at 415-870-8150.

Here are the result: