{"id":2353478,"date":"2024-10-10T23:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T03:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-says-black-men-choosing-trump-over-harris-not-acceptable-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T23:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T03:27:37","slug":"obama-says-black-men-choosing-trump-over-harris-not-acceptable-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-says-black-men-choosing-trump-over-harris-not-acceptable-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama says black men choosing Trump over Harris \u2018not acceptable\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-says-black-men-choosing-trump-over-harris-not-acceptable-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2353478&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Barack Obama addressed a gathering in \u2063Pittsburgh, where he \u2063emphasized the \u2064importance of support for Vice President Kamala Harris among Black men. \u2064He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-nonveteran-to-head-bidens-veterans-affairs-dept\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Nonveteran To Head Biden\u2019s Veterans Affairs Dept\">expressed disappointment<\/a> regarding the lack of enthusiasm from this demographic, stating that it is &#8220;not acceptable.&#8221; Obama criticized\u2064 the idea of\u200c supporting \u2063someone with a history of disrespecting Black individuals as a misguided\u200b notion \u2063of strength, particularly\u2063 criticizing attitudes that denigrate women. \u200dHis visit aims to bolster Harris&#8217;s campaign \u200defforts in the area, and he \u2064later participated \u2063in\u2064 a rally to advocate for her candidacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Obama says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anaylsis-more-than-half-of-joe-bidens-twitter-followers-are-fake-and-were-just-created-in-january\/\" title=\"Anaylsis: More Than Half Of Joe Biden\u2019s Twitter Followers Are FAKE and Were Just Created in January\">black men<\/a> choosing Trump over Harris &lsquo;not acceptable&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1813208\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Barack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Obama<\/a>&nbsp;told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> supporters at a campaign office in Pittsburgh that a lack of enthusiasm from black men for Harris is &ldquo;not acceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re thinking about sitting out or supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you because you think that&rsquo;s a sign of strength, because that&rsquo;s what being a man is? Putting women down?&rdquo; the former president said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s not acceptable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Obama is in Pittsburgh to boost Harris&rsquo;s support in the area. He later took the stage at a rally in the area and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3185032\/obama-hope-and-change-harris-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stumped for Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Obama: You&rsquo;re thinking about sitting out or supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you, because you think that&rsquo;s a sign of strength, because that&rsquo;s what being a man is? Putting women down? That&rsquo;s not acceptable <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVFiCxDLft\">pic.twitter.com\/KVFiCxDLft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1844545484255535262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Obama also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katierogers\/status\/1844513529577209970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suggested<\/a> that black men are &ldquo;coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses&rdquo; and said he &ldquo;has a problem with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because part of it makes me think, and I&rsquo;m speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-tells-mexican-president-theres-going-to-be-a-new-daddy-in-town\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy informs Mexican president of upcoming change in leadership.\">men directly<\/a>, part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren&rsquo;t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you&rsquo;re coming up with other alternatives and reasons for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obama invigorated black voters in his 2008 and 2012 campaigns and drove the highest turnout among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1096113\/voter-turnout-presidential-elections-by-ethnicity-historical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>demographic<\/a> in recent history. Voter turnout among black Americans dipped in 2016 before rising back up again in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>A recent<a href=\"https:\/\/www.activote.net\/trump-takes-the-lead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> poll<\/a> from Activote showed Trump taking 27% of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-now-up-in-michigan-florida-pennsylvania-and-tied-in-wisconsin-and-black-hispanic-and-evangelical-vote-is-up-from-2016\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S HAPPENING! Trump Now Up in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and Tied in Wisconsin -- And Black, Hispanic and Evangelical Vote Is UP from 2016!\">black vote<\/a> while Harris had 73%. If that result holds in the general election, it would be a larger vote share among black Americans for Trump than in either 2016 or 2020. The poll also shows Trump with a one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rising-crime-rate-could-hurt-democrats-in-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"Rising Crime Rate Could Hurt Democrats in Midterm Elections\">-point national lead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1813208\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1813208\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama calls it &#8220;not acceptable&#8221; for black men to back Trump over Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2353479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Obama-rally.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35796,4021,5315,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2353478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-black-men","tag-harris","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Obama-rally.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}