Harris, 51, has already got the backing of US President Barack Obama +Kamala Harris +Desi women lawmakers in US House, Senate? Capitol Hill could see an Indian-American Senator and an Indian-American Congresswoman - a new milestone - come 2017. While Kamala Harris is widely expected to win the Senate seat from California, Washington state lawmaker Pramila Jayapal handily won an open Congressional primary this week. Among those who have already voted, 55 per cent chose Harris, 26 per cent backed Sanchez and 14 per cent said neither, the report said.While Sanchez has touted herself as the business-friendly choice for disaffected voters, about one-third of Republicans and 12 per cent of unaligned voters told pollsters they will not cast a ballot for either Sanchez or Harris, it said.That means more Republicans are choosing not to vote at all than to support Sanchez (26 per cent). The survey, released four days before voters head to the polls, also found Republicans do not see much ideological difference between them, the report said.Harris has never trailed since launching her bid in January last year, with her share of the vote increasing seven percentage points since a May poll.

Source: Times of India November 05, 2016 12:51 UTC