Conservative pundit Scott Jennings blamed Democrats’ focus on identity politics and transgender issues for Vice President Kamala Harris’ fading favorability among black male voters during CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
“A lot of men think that Democrats care more about men who want to be women than men who want to just be dudes,” Jennings said. “And no amount of hunting, cosplay or cringy videos are going to change that. The bed is made.”
Jennings’ fellow CNN panelists cut him off with a “No.”
Harris has won the support of more black voters since President Joe Biden bowed out of the race. But she still lags behind Biden’s share of black voters during the 2020 election, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll of likely black voters.
Harris currently has 78% of the support of black voters, while Biden had about 90% in 2020 and Hillary Clinton had about 92% in 2016, according to the Times/Siena poll.
In particular, the media has highlighted the lack of black male support for Harris.
“I mean, the front page of the New York Times this morning, the front page story: Democrats are struggling with African-American voters, especially African-American men,” Jennings said Sunday. “This issue of the gender gap is real.”
The New York Times reported that Harris’ support among black male voters has fallen sharply.
While she performs very well among women — she has about 83% of the support of black female voters — the vice president only has 70% of the support of black male voters, according to The New York Times.
Meanwhile, Biden had about 85% of the support of black male voters in 2020, the report said.
This shift appears to be part of a larger gender gap between the parties, particularly as young male voters have flocked to the Republican party and young female voters have remained loyal to the Democratic party.
Former President Barack Obama — Harris’ most important supporter — recently called out black male voters for their declining support and accused them of sexism.
Speaking at a Harris campaign office in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Obama said he wanted to “tell some truth” about why “all of our neighborhoods and communities” were not showing enthusiasm for the Harris campaign.
He said the issue “seems to be more pronounced with the brethren” who are “coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses” not to vote for the Democratic candidate.
“You’re just not feeling the idea of having a woman as president,” Obama said.
He called on black male voters to throw their support behind Harris and reminded them that “the women in our lives have had our backs all along.”
Harris responded to disappointing polls Monday with a “Black Opportunity Agenda” — reminiscent of her “opportunity economy” plan.
The agenda, aimed at black male voters, promises a million loans that would forgive up to $20,000 for black entrepreneurs, as well as more affordable banking options and a new regulatory framework to protect cryptocurrency assets.
Harris also pledged to create more internship opportunities and help more black men become teachers.
Her agenda also promises to legalize marijuana nationally — since blacks are disproportionately arrested for marijuana possession, despite similar use among black and white people — and create ways for black men to take advantage of the industry’s business potential. which results.
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