Vice President Kamala Harris raised eyebrows at a Georgia rally on Wednesday when she slipped into a southern drawl despite having been raised in Northern California and Canada.

While conservatives pointed to similar behavior by Hillary Clinton, they aren't the only ones to see parallels with the former secretary of state. During a recent interview, one of Harris ex-boyfriend said she may be suffering from "Hillary Syndrome."  

"People don't like her"

That suggestion was put forward by former San Francisco Democratic Mayor Willie Brown when he spoke via telephone with Politico late last month.

Specifically, Brown remarked that like Mrs. Clinton, his former girlfriend is hampered by the fact that many "people don't like her."

According to the Washington Examiner, Brown began dating Harris while still married to his wife. He was 60 years old at the time while Harris was 30.

Brown also helped Harris secure a position with the California Medical Assistance Commission in 1994, a job which she held until 1998.

The Examiner noted that Harris was by far the commission's youngest member and made $70,000 per year, a salary which would be worth roughly twice as much today when adjusted for inflation.

Questions about Harris' "personal style"

Harris' former lover is not alone in believing that she has difficulty connecting with voters, as Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion director Chris Borick offered a similar assessment.

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"The very nature of the vice presidency presents a challenge in terms of connections with the public, and when you add in the intersection of Harris’s gender identity, multiracial background and California roots it seems a barrier to broad public acceptance is created," Borick was quoted as telling The Sacramento Bee.

"These factors, along with her personal style, don't easily mesh with many Americans' comfort zone and Harris ultimately emerges with a classic likability problem," he added.

Polls show Harris' favorability rating is slightly lower than Trump's

A polling aggregate created by FiveThirtyEight shows Harris as being favorably regarded by 42.4% of Americans while 49.1% have an unfavorable opinion of her.

That represents an improvement from the end of last week when the vice president's favorability rating stood at just 39.1%.

Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump appears to be a more polarizing figure. While he enjoys a slightly higher favorability rating of 43.3%, the former president is also seen unfavorably by 51.9% of Americans.