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Trump is gaining ground with some Black men. Here's how Harris can change their minds

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

Daily News, News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Kamala Harris has reset the presidential race, but questions remain about whether one crucial Democratic voting bloc will turn out in similar numbers to previous years. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López spoke with several Black men about what Harris needs to do to win their votes. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Well, Kamala Harris has reset the presidential race, but questions remain if one crucial

0:06.1

Democratic voting block will turn out in similar numbers to previous years.

0:10.4

Laura Barone Lopez spoke with several black men about what Harris needs to do to win

0:15.2

their votes.

0:16.2

I would love to know what makes her Kamala as opposed to Joe Biden's vice president.

0:25.1

On Milwaukee's east side, 39 year old Anton Carter

0:28.4

says he's still learning about Kamala Harris.

0:31.6

How did you vote in the 2020 election?

0:33.5

I voted against Trump.

0:35.4

So for Joe Biden.

0:37.6

Yeah, you can say that.

0:40.6

Carter says there's still no way he'd vote for former president Donald Trump, but he's

0:45.4

uncertain if he'll cast his ballot for Harris or stay home. Do you think that

0:49.8

Democrats have taken black voters for granted.

0:53.0

For sure, for sure.

0:55.0

From my perspective, what I see is they assume that our vote is guaranteed.

1:03.0

And ready to go.

1:06.0

Black voters, especially women, are expected to once again overwhelmingly support Democrats

1:11.1

this November.

1:12.4

And enthusiasm has surged for Harris.

1:15.0

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

1:17.0

Though President Biden won 91% of the black vote in 2020,

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