California voters are split over Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Fox's Napolitano: Supreme Court confirmation hearings will be 'World War III of political battles' Rush Limbaugh encourages Senate to skip hearings for Trump's SCOTUS nominee MORE's (D-Calif.) presidential campaign, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

Forty percent of respondents in the deep-blue state of California say the senator would make a good president, while 38 percent say she would not.

Democrats think Harris would do a good job as president by a 68-12 percent margin, while Republicans overwhelmingly think she would not, 75-11 percent.

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Among Democratic and Democratic-leaning Californians, 58 percent said they would be excited for Harris to run for president.

That figure is slightly below the 60 percent of respondents in that category who would be excited for former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Trump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally Special counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report MORE to run.

"It's former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris neck and neck and everyone else an afterthought in the very early Democratic presidential race," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the poll.



"But while Sen. Harris gets the nod for generating excitement among California Democrats, the total pool of voters is noticeably ambivalent about whether she has what it takes to be a good president."

Biden has said he will decide whether or not to pursue the Democratic nomination "soon."

According to the poll, 44 percent of Democratic or Democratic-leaning voters would be excited about a run by Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenJudd Gregg: The Kamala threat — the Californiaization of America GOP set to release controversial Biden report Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? MORE (D-Mass.) or Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersJacobin editor: Primarying Schumer would force him to fight Trump's SCOTUS nominee Trump campaign plays up Biden's skills ahead of Cleveland debate: 'He's actually quite good' Young voters backing Biden by 2:1 margin: poll MORE (I-Vt.), while 40 percent said they would be excited by former Rep. Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeJimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof O'Rourke endorses Kennedy for Senate: 'A champion for the values we're most proud of' 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call MORE (D-Texas.).

Sanders and O'Rourke have yet to announce their 2020 intentions.

Among senators that have declared their candidacy, Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten GillibrandSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Suburban moms are going to decide the 2020 election Jon Stewart urges Congress to help veterans exposed to burn pits MORE (D-N.Y.) only excited 21 percent of respondents. The poll didn't ask people about Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations of medical neglect at Georgia ICE facility MORE (D-N.J.), who announced his run for the White House on Friday.

California's primary is in early March of 2020, giving the state a greater opportunity than in years past to have an impact on the race.

Quinnipiac surveyed 912 California voters, including 452 Democrats or Democratic-leaning voters, from Jan. 30 to Feb. 4. The poll has a margin of error of 4.1 percentage points. The sample of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters has a 5.9-point margin of error.