Kamala Harris pick wildly popular with Democrats and Democrats' most loyal base: Black voters

Sen. Kamala Harris of California has proven to be an immediate asset to Joe Biden as his newly minted running mate. New polling shows voters across the board overwhelmingly approve of the pick, while Democrats and Black voters are particularly thrilled.

A Politico/Morning Consult flash poll taken the day after the announcement found 84% of Democrats approve of the selection as did 79% of Black voters. In addition, a 53% majority of voters overall approved of the pick, while just 29% did not.

Harris also drew much higher approval among independents than disapproval, with 44% supporting the choice, 27% disapproving, and 28% having no opinion. That gives Harris room to grow among independent voters.

Similarly, an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Thursday showed Harris' upsides to far outweigh her drawbacks, with 47% calling her addition to the ticket either "excellent" or "good," while just 29% labeled it "poor" or "not so good."

Donald Trump trailed both Biden and Harris in his overall favorability rating:

• Trump: 39% (Trump’s job approval also stood at 39%)
• Biden: 51%
• Harris: 45%

Both Biden and Harris got a favorability bump from the announcement, according to Politico, with Biden hitting his highest favorability rating yet following the news. In July, Harris' favorability rating in the poll stood at just 33%—meaning she got a 12-point bounce after the announcement.

Otherwise known as excitement!