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Thanksgiving With 'The Run-Up': Are Black Voters Leaving Democrats Behind?

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Polls suggest that they are – and that Black voters’ support for former President Donald J. Trump, especially among men, is rising. Astead W. Herndon, host of "The Run-Up," convened a special Thanksgiving focus group to explore what might be behind those numbers. He spoke with family, friends and parishioners from his father’s church, community members and people he grew up with. It’s a lively conversation with real implications for what might happen if the 2024 presidential race is a Biden-Trump rematch. Because where better to talk politics than over turkey and an ample dessert spread? “The Run-Up” is an essential weekly discussion of American politics. New episodes come out every Thursday, and you can follow it wherever you get your podcasts. Visit nytimes.com/therunup to learn more.

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Michael. First, a very happy Thanksgiving to you from everyone here at the

0:07.1

Daily. In addition to all of our listeners, one of the things we're very

0:11.7

grateful for here at the daily is our colleagues at the times

0:15.4

Across the newsroom and across the audio department and so this holiday weekend

0:21.1

We're going to be sharing a couple of episodes from other shows here at the Times.

0:26.0

Today we're going to hand things over to our colleagues at the Runup, a weekly show about politics

0:32.1

hosted by a Stead Herndon, who brings us a very special and a very personal

0:38.4

Thanksgiving episode.

0:40.6

Take a listen.

0:41.6

Not to pick favorites, but Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday.

0:47.0

So when I thought about the show this week,

0:50.0

there was only one place I knew it could be.

0:54.0

Hi, hi.

0:56.0

Home.

0:58.0

Bob this is A Lisa, this is Anna.

1:00.0

The Bureau producers on the runner.

1:02.0

And we're so nice to meet you. Come on. I wanted to come home with my to come on here.

1:05.0

I wanted to come home with my colleagues and microphones in tow.

1:10.0

To do the one thing you're not traditionally

1:15.0

supposed to do on Thanksgiving. Talk politics at the dinner table.

1:19.0

Specifically, I wanted to ask my family and friends about one political question that's recently been all over the news.

1:27.0

The changing relationship between black voters and the Democratic Party.

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