Kamala Harris grapples with her future in a wounded Democratic Party

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : Many California political strategists say Harris could easily clear the Democratic field and would be the favorite in her home state, where she beat Trump by 20 points in November.
49% : Despite losing decisively -- Trump swept her in all seven battleground states -- she emerged with a higher approval rating than when she launched her bid, according to the political website 538, and she has largely escaped blame amid the seething recrimination and finger-pointing within the Democratic Party.
43% : We're tracking the people Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
40% : But as soon as she lost to Trump on Nov. 5, some Harris supporters seized on the idea of a gubernatorial run, including wealthy donors eager to see her take a leadership role in such a powerful post.
21% : In just over three months, Harris had to vet a running-mate, stand up a convention, introduce herself to voters, reframe Democrats' message to Americans angry about inflation and prosecute the case against Trump, among other campaign requisites.
19% : And some Democrats may be wary of nominating a woman again after Clinton and Harris both suffered devastating losses to Trump.
15% : "Since Donald Trump has rewritten the rules -- the norms -- I don't believe Kamala Harris or anyone should try to go with precedent, ever," said Donna Brazile, a Harris ally who also managed Al Gore's unsuccessful 2000 presidential campaign.
2% : At a recent forum at the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics featuring a discussion between top officials of the Trump and Harris campaigns, Trump advisers mocked the Harris team's contention that she had run a "flawless" campaign, saying her team was overly cautious.
1% : "At the end of the day, the gap between President Trump and Vice President Harris on who was best able to handle a number of these issues was far smaller than the gap was between President Trump and President Biden," said Tony Fabrizio, Trump's pollster.

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