Give President Trump this much: He has finally realized that the 2020 election will be lost and won in the suburbs. The question is whether his realization comes too late. In recent weeks, Trump claimed that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wants to “abolish the suburbs,” tweeted that he would […] Read more »
Latino and African American Voters in Battleground States Express Increased Support for Democratic Ticket Following Harris Announcement
African American and Latino voters in battleground states expressed a surge of support for the Democratic presidential ticket following the announcement of Senator Kamala Harris as presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, according to new polling today released by the nonpartisan and nonprofit Voter Participation Center (VPC), and its partner […] Read more »
A Look at Black Voters Nationally, and Within the Democratic Party
Our recent nationwide Battleground Tracker Poll fielded just before the Democratic Convention shows that 90% of Black likely voters nationwide plan to cast their ballot for Joe Biden. In this, Biden is doing better among Black voters than Hillary Clinton did at this point in the campaign four years ago. […] Read more »
Trump vs. Biden Is an American History Rerun
Not long ago, the struggle between racial liberalism and racial conservatism was a battle fought inside the Democratic and Republican parties. Now it’s a battle fought between the parties. Even with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the top of the Democratic ticket, the importance of ethnicity and race in […] Read more »
New Low 35% in U.S. Satisfied With Treatment of Black People
As protests and conversations about racial injustice in U.S. society continue across the country, Americans’ satisfaction with the treatment of Black people in the U.S. has hit its lowest point in Gallup’s trend dating back to 2001. Currently, 35% of U.S. adults overall are satisfied with the treatment of Black […] Read more »
Here are the Trump battleground states that Harris can help Biden retake
It’s too early to tell how much Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters. But this much is clear: Increasing Black turnout from 2016 levels will be critical to Biden’s ability to win back […] Read more »