Washington: Indian-origin Kamala Harris has surged to the second spot among more than 20 Democrats vying for their party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election after her standout performance in the first Democratic presidential debate, according to an opinion poll.

Harris, 54, the first Indian-origin American Senator, soared to 20 per cent in the Quinnipiac University survey, while former US Vice President Joe Biden fell to 22 per cent among Democrats.