Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday recycled her “Agenda for Black Men.” It is no longer just targeted at the black community.
The Harris campaign announced more taxpayer-funded proposals for Black communities on Monday. polling showed Harris' approval rating among black voters is about 12 to 15 percentage points lower than President Joe Biden's approval rating in 2020..
But two days later, the Harris campaign's “Agenda for Black Men” was actually targeted at everyone on a “race-neutral basis.”
of wall street journal reported Flip-flop pointing out issues of previous legality of the policy:
Harris' rhetoric suggests that she offers such benefits to black men and women in particular, but the word “other” turns out to be very effective. The campaign says the programs listed on the Black Men's Agenda are open to all. Americans are racially neutral.
“We clearly recognize that Black men have long been denied the tools that would enable them to increase their wealth, obtain well-paying jobs, and provide for their loved ones, and we want all Americans to “We're championing solutions that deliver benefits, and these are unique barriers to economic opportunity,” a campaign aide said.
Harris, a lawyer and former state attorney general, knows that the conservative-majority Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has little patience for racial preferences. In 2023, the court ruled that the following actions were unconstitutional: consider This would overturn the precedent that had been held since 1978 that the goal of student diversity was sufficient to justify affirmative action policies. “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it, even programs that are operated in good faith and in good faith,” Roberts wrote to the court.
The Harris campaign's proposals included legalizing marijuana, new lending programs, priority banking options for entrepreneurs, priority apprenticeship and mentorship programs, and expansion of priority health screenings. new york times reported:
Opinion polls show the campaign is under pressure to shore up support among black men show Harris' approval rating among voters is significantly lower than that of President Biden in 2020. The discrepancy with Mr. Biden's numbers for black men in 2020 is striking. 70% of people said they would vote for Harris in November, down from Biden. Biden's approval rating in 2020 is 85%.
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.
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.
