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AP-NORC poll: Interest in campaign is growing, as is anxiety

tive than among those who Views of whoever be-
say they're liberal, 72% to comes the nominee could
62%. change as November of
The pattern is the opposite 2020 nears.
for Warren, with 76% of lib- Hillary Clinton started out
eral Democrats and 58% of with largely positive ratings
moderate and conserva- from Americans after her
tive ones viewing her favor- tenure as secretary of state,
ably, and for Sanders, with but negative opinions in-
positive ratings from 79% of creased over the course of
liberal Democrats and 68% the 2016 campaign.
of moderate and conser- ___
vative ones. HOW THE PUBLIC SEES THE
California Sen. Kamala Har- PRESIDENT
ris and Pete Buttigieg, the More than half of Ameri-
mayor of South Bend, In- cans, 55%, say they have
diana, are even less well- an unfavorable opinion of
known than the other top President Donald Trump,
candidates. while 40% say they have a
Views of both are more pos- favorable opinion.
itive than negative within Eight in 10 Republicans
the party, but even among have a favorable opinion,
Democrats, 25% say they while nearly 9 in 10 Demo-
President Donald Trump shields his eyes from the glare as he speaks to reporters before leaving don't know enough about crats have an unfavorable
the White House in Washington for a trip to New York City, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Harris and 40% say the one.
Associated Press same of Buttigieg. Among Republicans, those
By EMILY SWANSON and ANXIETY Democrats have largely ___ who describe themselves
HANNAH FINGERHUT The poll finds widespread positive views of all their HOW THE PUBLIC SEES THE as liberals and moderates
Associated Press interest in the campaign, front-running candidates. DEMOCRATS are much more likely to
WASHINGTON (AP) — A including among 82% of Overall, similar proportions While the general elec- have an unfavorable opin-
year out from the 2020 gen- Democrats and 74% of Re- say they have a favor- tion may be a year away, ion than those who de-
eral election, there already publicans. Overall, 73% of able view of the top three Americans are already scribe themselves as con-
is significant interest in the Americans say they're inter- Democratic candidates — closely divided on the servatives, 30% to 10%.
presidential campaign. But ested, up slightly from 66% 72% for Vermont Sen. Ber- Democratic primary con- In 2016, Trump overcame
a poll from in June. nie Sanders, 68% for former test's front-runners. similarly low popularity and
The Associated Press-NORC Democrats are more likely Vice President Joe Biden Biden sees favorable rat- even doubts among some
Center for Public Affairs Re- than Republicans to say and 65% for Massachu- ings from 44% of Americans, Republicans to win the
search also finds a growing they feel anxious, 67% to setts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. and unfavorable ones from White House.
share of Americans feel- 45%, and frustrated, 64% to About 2 in 10 have nega- 42%. Views are slightly more Since Trump took office in
ing anxious and frustrated 49%. tive opinions of each. favorable than unfavor- January 2017, many Ameri-
compared with early in the But the poll finds that levels Warren is still less well known able for Sanders, 47% to cans — 42% — say they've
summer. of frustration and anxiety among Democrats. Slightly 41%. been paying more atten-
Republicans and Demo- have increased among more say they don't know About as many have a fa- tion to politics. An addition-
crats are about equally people from both parties enough about Warren to vorable opinion of Warren al 43% say they're paying
likely to say they have since June. have an opinion than say as an unfavorable one, about as much attention
been paying close atten- Democrats who describe that about Biden or Sand- 38% to 37%, with about as they were before, while
tion, but the poll finds feel- themselves as liberal are ers, 16% versus 9% and 8%, one-quarter still saying they 15% say they've been pay-
ings of anxiety and frustra- slightly more likely than respectively. don't know enough about ing less attention.
tion more concentrated moderates and conserva- Despite high ratings for all her to have an opinion. Democrats are slightly more
among Democrats. tives to say they're interest- three front-runners, there Opinions on Harris and But- likely than Republicans to
A look at how Americans ed, 88% to 79%, but also sig- are signs of ideological di- tigieg are also closely divid- say they've been paying
are feeling about the cam- nificantly more likely to say vision. ed, but large proportions of more attention since Trump
paign with one year to go they're anxious, 80% to 60%. Biden scores slightly higher Americans have no opinion took office, 47% to 41%,
until the 2020 general elec- ___ among Democrats who of each — about one-third but also more likely to say
tion: HOW DEMOCRATS SEE THEIR describe themselves as for Harris and close to half they've been paying less
SIMILAR INTEREST, UNEVEN CANDIDATES moderate and conserva- for Buttigieg. attention, 18% to 9%.q