Donald Trump's gains with black voters have been wiped out

Former President Donald Trump's gains with black voters have been eroded since Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race and Vice President Kamala Harris became the expected Democratic nominee, polls show.

Biden endorsed Harris shortly after announcing Sunday that he was ending his reelection campaign. The move comes after weeks of calls for him to step down after a disastrous debate performance against Trump, the Republican nominee, raised concerns about his ability to win in November and serve a second term.

Top Democrats quickly rallied around Harris, and by Monday night she had won the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party's nominee, The Associated Press reported.

Donald Trump on July 24, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Polls suggest Trump's gains with black voters are disappearing. Donald Trump on July 24, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Polls suggest Trump's gains with black voters are disappearing. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

If nominated at the Democratic National Convention next month, Harris would be the first woman of color — she is of Black and South Asian descent — to lead a major party ticket.

Polls in recent months have shown Biden losing support among black voters, who were key to his victory in 2020. In 2020, 92% of black voters cast their ballots for Biden, while about 8% backed Trump.

Polls since Harris announced her candidacy suggest that black voters who were disenchanted with Biden could be invigorated by the prospect of a historic Harris presidency.

A CNN poll conducted July 22-23 of 1,631 registered voters who had already participated in CNN polls in April and June found that Harris had the support of 78% of black voters, while Trump had 15%. An earlier poll showed that 23% of black voters supported Trump, while 73% supported Biden.

Meanwhile, an ActiVote poll conducted between July 21 and 23 found that black voters overwhelmingly supported Harris: 90% said they supported Harris, while 10% supported Trump.

Asked for comment, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt referred Newsweek to a memo from campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio about what he called the “Harris honeymoon.”

“The honeymoon will be a manifestation of the mainstream media coverage” Harris has received, he wrote. The coverage will be “largely positive and will certainly energize Democrats,” giving Harris an edge in polls ahead of the Aug. 19 Democratic National Convention.

Fabrizio said Democrats and the media “will try to present these polls as evidence that the race has changed. But the fundamentals of the race remain the same.”

The Harris campaign has been contacted by email for comment.

Thomas Gift, associate professor of political science and director of the Center for American Politics at University College London, in the United Kingdom, told Newsweek that the fact that black voters are “shifting away from Trump suggests that his hold on this demographic has always been tenuous.”

“The question is whether those losses are offset by increased support for Trump from other voters, particularly working-class white Americans, to whom Biden has appealed by emphasizing his working-class roots in Scranton.”

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that “the rapid shift in support from Trump to Harris among black voters speaks volumes about the volatility of support for Trump among these voters.”

“Once they had a viable alternative that also shared their racial identity, they jumped ship to Trump almost instantly.”

Since announcing her candidacy, Harris has enjoyed widespread support from the Black community. About 90,000 Black women tuned into a video call for her campaign Sunday night, while an online “Black Men for Harris” event drew tens of thousands of people pledging to support Harris, according to the AP.

On Wednesday night, Harris addressed members of the historically Black Zeta Phi Beta sorority in Indianapolis and thanked them for their work in electing her vice president and Biden to the presidency.

“And now, in this moment, our nation needs your leadership again,” she said. “In this moment, I believe we face a choice between two different visions for our nation, one focused on the future, one focused on the past. And with your support, I am fighting for the future of our nation.”

Trump’s campaign has courted black voters, arguing that the former president’s prosecutions could make him more popular with black Americans because they can relate to being targeted by an unfair criminal justice system. But some polls suggest black voters are turning away from Trump after he became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of crimes earlier this year.

Updated 7/25/24, 5:45 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with comments from Thomas Gift.

Updated 7/25/24, 10:10 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with comments from the Trump campaign and Costas Panagopoulos.

Uncommon knowledge

Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.

Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.

What Are The Main Benefits Of Comparing Car Insurance Quotes Online

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / June 24, 2020, / Compare-autoinsurance.Org has launched a new blog post that presents the main benefits of comparing multiple car insurance quotes. For more info and free online quotes, please visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/the-advantages-of-comparing-prices-with-car-insurance-quotes-online/ The modern society has numerous technological advantages. One important advantage is the speed at which information is sent and received. With the help of the internet, the shopping habits of many persons have drastically changed. The car insurance industry hasn't remained untouched by these changes. On the internet, drivers can compare insurance prices and find out which sellers have the best offers. View photos The advantages of comparing online car insurance quotes are the following: Online quotes can be obtained from anywhere and at any time. Unlike physical insurance agencies, websites don't have a specific schedule and they are available at any time. Drivers that have busy working schedules, can compare quotes from anywhere and at any time, even at midnight. Multiple choices. Almost all insurance providers, no matter if they are well-known brands or just local insurers, have an online presence. Online quotes will allow policyholders the chance to discover multiple insurance companies and check their prices. Drivers are no longer required to get quotes from just a few known insurance companies. Also, local and regional insurers can provide lower insurance rates for the same services. Accurate insurance estimates. Online quotes can only be accurate if the customers provide accurate and real info about their car models and driving history. Lying about past driving incidents can make the price estimates to be lower, but when dealing with an insurance company lying to them is useless. Usually, insurance companies will do research about a potential customer before granting him coverage. Online quotes can be sorted easily. Although drivers are recommended to not choose a policy just based on its price, drivers can easily sort quotes by insurance price. Using brokerage websites will allow drivers to get quotes from multiple insurers, thus making the comparison faster and easier. For additional info, money-saving tips, and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ Compare-autoinsurance.Org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc. "Online quotes can easily help drivers obtain better car insurance deals. All they have to do is to complete an online form with accurate and real info, then compare prices", said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company. CONTACT: Company Name: Internet Marketing CompanyPerson for contact Name: Gurgu CPhone Number: (818) 359-3898Email: cgurgu@internetmarketingcompany.BizWebsite: https://compare-autoinsurance.Org/ SOURCE: Compare-autoinsurance.Org View source version on accesswire.Com:https://www.Accesswire.Com/595055/What-Are-The-Main-Benefits-Of-Comparing-Car-Insurance-Quotes-Online View photos