The Harris campaign announced more taxpayer-funded proposals for Black communities on Monday.
The Harris campaign's new proposals to reduce defections include legalizing marijuana, new lending programs, preferential banking options for entrepreneurs, preferential apprenticeship and mentorship programs, and expanding preferential health exams. new york times reported:
The campaign faces pressure to shore up support among black men. Opinion polls show Harris' approval ratings are significantly lower. Biden's numbers are a notable drop from 2020, with 70% of Black men saying they would vote for Harris in November, down from 85% for Biden in 2020.
This softening in support has alarmed Democrats, and former President Barack Obama this week issued an urgent call for black men to stop making “excuses” and reconsider not voting.
Black men, especially young black men, are steadily moving away from the Democratic Party, frustrated that their experiences are not reflected in policy as much as other groups. Harris' proposal appears to address these concerns head-on.
Former President Barack Obama sounded the alarm Thursday night, scolding black men who “don't feel comfortable with the idea of a woman being president.”
President Obama's comments suggest that support for former President Donald Trump among black men is based on sexism, a guilt trip that could backfire on Vice President Kamala Harris. It's a tactic.
Among black men, 80% support Harris. washington post/An Ipsos poll recently found that “an NAACP poll shows one in four people under 50 support Trump,” Hill said. reported.
“We still haven't seen the kind of vibrancy and turnout that we saw when I was running for office in every aspect of our neighborhoods and communities,” Obama told Harris supporters.
“Now, I would also say that it seems to be more pronounced in the brothers,” President Obama said. “I think part of it is that you just don't feel the idea of having a woman as president, and you're coming up with other alternatives and reasons for that.”
Black voters appear to be moving away from the Democratic Party. From 2018 to 2022, the Republican share of the black vote will be 9 percent to 13 percent.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC war room analyst. he is the author of politics of slave morality. Follow Wendell “×” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
