for Bloomberg is titled Black Men's Shift Toward the GOP may not be fleeting.

So as we talk about Democrats, they need to talk to their own members of their, traditionally

members of their own base.

You're arguing here and tell us more about it, that the inroads that Trump made this time

around may last.

Well, they may and they may not.

I think what is interesting to understand here is black men still remain overwhelmingly democratic, but that the shift was significant when you're dealing with elections decided by two points or less. That happened nationally and happened in key swing states. And I think what was very interesting about this was that, especially for working class black men, they're no different than any other voter.

And what they have been saying this year, not just the day after the election or before the election,

but within the last six, seven weeks in focus groups, is that the economy matters to them,

that they think the Democratic Party has overreached and over-focused

on social issues and cultural issues that they don't necessarily agree with, and that they

don't want just appeals to them as black men. They want, just like any other voter, appeals to

them as men who want to make a living and support their

family. Those are the verbatims in the focus groups. And I think it's one of the things that,

again, we overcomplicate this. You go to people that have concerns, you listen to those concerns,

and you offer them solutions to those concerns.

And often when we look at politicians that get elected or rise and we're wondering how did this flawed candidate, whether it's Donald Trump,

or let's say you're a center-left Democrat in New York, not progressive, it's just center-left, and you're're wondering how Zoran Mondani is rising. And it's usually because people feel like they have quality of life

issues. And I don't know if I agree with what this person is proposing, but at least they're

proposing something. And at least they're showing that they care. It's something that Donald

Trump has done in the Republican Party, but also for a lot of independence at times, which then gets them to sort of overlook all of his flaws.

And it's something that we see from time to time with Democrats.

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