Black men have turned their backs on Vice President Kamala Harris and are rallying record support for former President Donald Trump.
Among black male voters, 20% said they would vote for Trump, even though only 4% considered themselves Republicans. According to Mr. Trump is on track to do better among young black men than any other Republican candidate since 1960. According to He told CNN pollster Harry Enten.
According to Enten's analysis, Harris only maintains a 41% approval rating among black men ages 18 to 44, which is a 12-point difference compared to President Joe Biden's numbers and a 12-point difference among black men in the same demographic. This is approximately half of former President Obama's approval rating.
These numbers set off alarm bells for the Harris campaign. In order to win back their support, Democratic presidential candidates have designed policy proposals to “our brethren,” as President Obama said.
obama received a lecture Other black men joined the campaign last week to increase voter turnout for Harris.
“We still haven't seen the kind of vibrancy and turnout that we saw when I was running in every aspect of our neighborhoods and communities,” Obama told a room full of black men. “Now, I'd also like to say that it seems to be more pronounced in Brawl Stars, but if you don't mind, I'd like to tell you all directly.”
“You're coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses, and I have a problem with that,” Obama continued. “Because part of it makes me think, and I'm talking directly to men, part of it is, well, you don't feel the idea of having a woman as president. , which makes me wonder if you've come up with any other alternatives or other reasons. ”
Harris is also making other efforts to bridge the growing gap with black men.
Harris announced On Monday, her “opportunity agenda” for black men also included loan forgiveness for “black entrepreneurs” and strengthening cryptocurrencies so black men “know their money is safe.” Policy proposals such as legalizing recreational marijuana were discussed. supervise During his tenure as San Francisco District Attorney, he secured more than 1,900 marijuana convictions.
But the campaign's last-ditch efforts to win back votes fail to address the actual policy priorities of black men.
As with other demographics, the economy remains the biggest issue for about a quarter of black men, according to a recent NYT/Siena poll. Harris' pitch to black men is tailored to address racial issues, but only 4% say equality is a top priority, and the same goes for racial issues. Only 2% of them did.
Democratic political commentators like former CNN host Don Lemon also admit “Kamala Harris has a problem with black men.”
“I have a problem,” Lemon said. “I went from swing state to swing state. … It wasn't selective. I walked up to people who were just manning on the street and said, 'Who are you going to vote for?' I did. Black men have said over and over again, “I'm voting for Donald Trump.'' ”
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