Former President Donald Trump is gaining traction among Black male voters, which could pose a challenge to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, according to a discussion on “CNN News Central” on Wednesday.
In a CBS poll published on Sunday, Trump garnered support from 17% of Black voters, marking a rise from the 12% he received in a 2020 CNN exit poll. This figure is nearly the same as the support shown in a CBS poll released on August 4th.
CNN host Brianna Keilar, along with senior political commentators David Urban and Van Jones, highlighted the potential impact of Harris losing Black and Hispanic voters to Trump, emphasizing the importance for the vice president to retain these demographics to secure a victory in the election.
I asked Obama’s neighbors on the South Side of Chicago who they want for President.
Legitimate *shock* at these answers.
Jaw on the floor.Obama talked a lot of trash on Trump last night. I hope he sees this… pic.twitter.com/3DGYNMFlCw
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 21, 2024
Keillar pointed out that Trump is gaining support among some Black men and Latino men, which poses a significant challenge for Kamala Harris.
“Kamala Harris has got a big, big problem, right? … Donald Trump has a great deal of support from African American men. You know, one of the things that I note is lacking from a lot of this program as well, a lot of outreach to the Hispanic community,” Urban said. “I don’t see a lot of Hispanics on the stage, right? And so they’ve got a lot of work to do … in the Hispanic community. The folks who are in the middle class feel a pinch on the economy, on immigration, in their communities. It’s going to be a real race. Look, nobody thinks it’s going to be easy, it’s going to be down to a few votes in all these states and all these counties. That’s why it’s important.”
Black voters at a Chicago barbershop voiced their concerns about the Democratic Party’s stance on illegal immigration, arguing that these policies could jeopardize jobs and benefits for African Americans.
“She’s got work to do clawing back some of these young black men who want to hear that, ‘I want you to be successful economically, to be a business owner, to be an entrepreneur.’ It can’t all be government programs,” Jones said. “That’s not landing well with these young black men. When they hear ‘opportunity,’ they mean do you mean ‘charity?’ They want to be owners, they want to be builders. If she speaks to them in that way, and listens to them on that point, she can get ’em back, but right now she’s got work to do.”
'Real Problem For Kamala Harris': CNN Panel Sounds Alarm About Trump's 'Great Deal Of Support' From 'Black Men' pic.twitter.com/Bhqus0jqdd
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 21, 2024
In a six-way race against Kamala Harris, independent presidential candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, Trump has secured 21% of the Black vote, according to a recent Fox News poll. When the race is narrowed down to just him and the vice president, Trump’s support among Black voters increases to 26%. These findings align with a June Fox News poll that compared Trump with President Joe Biden.
