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She states the party bypassed these findings due to fear of backlash.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-17T13:45:50.725Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-17T13:03:44.547Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T13:45:50.725Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":59,"hype":68,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to a named individual, but no other corroborating sources or documents were cited.","critic":"The report includes a quote from the source and mentions other potential candidates, but lacks direct quotes from the party.","hype":"The headline uses loaded language like 'terrified' and 'secret polling' to create a sense of urgency and scandal."}},"tags":["#KamalaHarris","#JoeBiden","#2024Election","#DemocraticParty","#LindyLi"],"entities":["Lindy Li","Kamala Harris","Pete Buttigieg","Gavin Newsom","Gretchen Whitmer","Joe Biden"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Former Democrat fundraiser Lindy Li claims secret internal polls showed Kamala Harris performed last in potential 2024 presidential election matchups.","Li alleges the Democratic party ignored these findings, fearing backlash and accusations of racism if they bypassed Harris.","These claims are detailed in Li's new book, 'Unburdened', which discusses the search for a replacement after Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.","The internal poll results have not been publicly released."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Lindy Li, a former Democrat fundraiser, has claimed that secret internal polling conducted by the Democratic party showed Kamala Harris performing poorly in potential matchups for the 2024 presidential election. Li stated that Harris came in last place in these polls, behind Pete Buttigieg, Gavin Newsom, and Gretchen Whitmer. She alleges that despite these findings, the party proceeded with Harris as a candidate due to a fear of being labelled racist and facing backlash from her online supporters."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Li is releasing these claims in her new book, titled 'Unburdened'. According to Li, the internal polling was commissioned after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. She told Fox News Digital that the polling numbers contradicted the narrative the party wished to promote, but bypassing Harris was seen as a significant risk due to her base of support, particularly among Black women. Li described the internal polling as a 'well-kept open secret' among party members."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disputed claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The dailybs.com noted that the purported internal results have not been publicly released and that public polling at the time presented a different picture. None of the reports provided details on the methodology or specific numbers from the internal polls."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention any details about public polling that may have shown different results, as noted by thedailybs.com. 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