… Black voters’ attitudes about the impact of the Obama administration are complicated because they hold Barack and Michelle Obama in such high regard. As president, Mr. Obama enjoyed extraordinarily high approval ratings among African-Americans, even as black unemployment remained high. His personal popularity notwithstanding, African-Americans’ ratings of public policy, […] Read more »
Amy Klobuchar Is Promising Iowa Voters Electability — But Has Almost No Black Support
Both are moderate Midwesterners who have pitched their presidential campaigns on a promise to speak to the heartland voters who moved away from Democrats in 2016. Both come from mostly white states where black leaders have questioned their records on issues of racial justice. And both are polling at or […] Read more »
Bernie Sanders’s Surge Owes a Lot to Voters of Color
Throughout the 2016 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, one of Senator Bernie Sanders’s greatest weaknesses was his inability to win broad support from voters of color. This year, he has sought to avoid the same outcome, hiring a more diverse staff and seeking to complement his focus on economic […] Read more »
More Than 50% of African-Americans Are ‘Very Concerned’ About Paying for Basic Necessities
America is experiencing a booming economy and record unemployment, but not everyone is feeling it. Large majorities of both African-Americans and Hispanics say they’re worried about job security, housing, and being able to pay for education and basic necessities, according to a VICE News-Ipsos poll focused on African-Americans and Hispanics. […] Read more »
Milwaukee Roundtable: African-American voters talk generational change
County to County: Voters in Milwaukee discuss their hopes and expectations for the 2020 Democratic primary. NBC News Read more »
Sanders and Biden Vie for the African American Vote
As the Democratic primary contest heats up, African American voters will be key in determining who the nominee will be and their relative chances at taking the White House in 2020. A deeper dive of the preferences of this voting group gives us a better understanding of how the Democratic […] Read more »