{"id":2356765,"date":"2024-10-18T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-to-campaign-with-obamas-as-democrats-worry-over-black-voters-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T15:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:12:31","slug":"harris-to-campaign-with-obamas-as-democrats-worry-over-black-voters-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-to-campaign-with-obamas-as-democrats-worry-over-black-voters-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris to campaign with Obamas as Democrats worry over black voters &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fharris-to-campaign-with-obamas-as-democrats-worry-over-black-voters-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=2356765&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>Vice President Kamala Harris is\u2063 intensifying her campaign efforts alongside former President Barack Obama and former First Lady\u2064 Michelle Obama in response to declining enthusiasm among Black \u200dvoters for the upcoming election. Recent polling\u200d indicates that Harris is trailing behind the support\u2063 levels\u2062 achieved \u200dby President Joe Biden in 2020, \u2063particularly with Black men, where\u2064 she is down 15 points. To address \u200bthese \u2062concerns, she has been engaging \u200din\u200c conversations focused on \u2063the obstacles faced by Black men and women, launching an opportunity agenda aimed \u2063at enhancing health, wealth, \u200band freedoms within this \u2062community.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s \u200ceconomic proposals include significant loan cancellations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-u-s-senate-candidates-clash-on-evs-in-labor-policy-visions-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Michigan U.S. Senate candidates clash on EVs in labor policy visions - Washington Examiner\">increased tax deductions<\/a> for small \u200cbusinesses, and investments in mentorship programs. Meanwhile, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison is\u200c working to\u2064 reassure\u200b voters \u2064of the party&#8217;s commitment to addressing their needs\u2063 and challenges. Democratic allies are also highlighting \u200bformer\u200b President Donald Trump&#8217;s controversial history regarding\u200b race and his \u200dperceived threats to communities of color, seeking to position him as\u2062 a hostile choice \u200cfor Black voters. <\/p>\n<p>In\u200b her outreach, Harris \u200dhas participated in various media\u2064 interactions and town hall events\u200d targeting Black audiences, discussing \u200bher progressive record \u200bon issues like marijuana decriminalization, and\u200c promoting her agenda as \u200ba means to\u2063 protect and uplift Black\u200c communities.  <\/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\">Harris campaign leans on the Obamas as Democrats worry over black outreach<\/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_1838121\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> is set to campaign with the Obamas next week in Georgia and Michigan amid fears that black voters are less enthusiastic about supporting Democrats this election cycle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama<\/a> has already begun campaigning for Harris, pressuring black men in particular to support her. Obama also has an event scheduled for Friday evening in Tuscon, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>However, next week&rsquo;s events will mark the first time former first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michelle Obama<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3194490\/michelle-obama-harris-campaign-debut-stump-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appears<\/a> on the campaign trail for Harris after giving a crowd-rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in August.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3145190\/how-to-vote-dates-deadlines-know-about-before-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VOTER REGISTRATION AND EARLY VOTING: KEY DATES AND DEADLINES IN THE 2024 ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recent polling from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/12\/us\/politics\/poll-black-voters-harris-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>New York Times<\/em>\/Siena College<\/a> showed Harris trailing President Joe Biden&rsquo;s 2020 black voter support by 10 points, and by 15 points among black men specifically.<\/p>\n<p>Yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> chairman Jaime Harrison sought to quell those fears during a Friday &ldquo;Souls to the Polls&rdquo; press call with civil rights activist Martin Luther King III, Drum Major Institute president Arndrea Waters King, and Bishop Leah Daughtry.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the beginning of a conversation, and it&rsquo;s partly because &hellip; as the vice president has been going around the country having conversations with black men and black women about what are some of the obstacles and the barriers that they have in terms of living their American dream,&rdquo; Harrison said of Harris&rsquo;s opportunity&nbsp;agenda for black men. &ldquo;And what this agenda really focuses on is health, wealth, and freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s economic proposals targeting black men include providing 1 million loan cancellations up to $20,000, increasing the tax deduction&nbsp;for&nbsp;small businesses to $50,000, investing&nbsp;in black male teacher mentorships, and legalizing recreational <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>marijuana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Democratic allies painted Trump as hostile to black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voters<\/a> as polls show him making inroads with the demographic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a so-called businessman, Trump was sued for refusing to rent to black families as a landlord,&rdquo; King said. &ldquo;He took out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reid-claims-justice-for-trump-is-actually-revenge-for-something-he-did-nearly-35-years-ago\/\" title=\"Reid asserts that Trump&#039;s &#039;justice&#039; is payback for an incident from 35 years ago.\">full-page ad calling<\/a> for the execution of the Central Park Five. This is what Trump has always been about: hate, divisiveness, and self-interest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is so much at stake in this election for communities of color, especially black women. Trump assures us that he will be a protector of women. The truth is, Trump is a threat. Trump proudly overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>,&rdquo; added Waters King. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has previously cited funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">historically black colleges<\/a> and a criminal justice reform bill he signed as president to court African American voters, while he has relied on surrogates including Kwame Kilpatrick, the former mayor of Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>Harris has recently stepped up her media interactions targeting black men. On Tuesday, Harris traveled to Detroit, Michigan, where she took questions during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3190438\/kamala-harris-charlamagne-tha-god-interview-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-takeaways-from-kamala-harris-interview-with-charlamagne-tha-god-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Five takeaways from Kamala Harris interview with Charlamagne tha God - Washington Examiner\">live radio town hall<\/a><\/a> with Charlamagne tha God of&nbsp;<em>The Breakfast Club<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was the most progressive prosecutor in California on marijuana cases and would not send people to jail for simple possession of weed,&rdquo; she said, discussing her past record. &ldquo;And as vice president have been a champion for bringing marijuana down on the schedule. So instead of it being ranked up there with heroin, we bring it down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vice president also sat down for an interview with the&nbsp;<em>Shade Room<\/em>, another outlet with a majority black audience, and before that, Harris joined former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NBA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBA<\/a> stars Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes on their <em>All the Smoke<\/em>&nbsp;podcast to discuss her basketball interests and policy issues including gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>The outreach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-holds-a-rally-in-philadelphia-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: Trump hosts rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\">black voters continues<\/a> over the weekend as Harris, and running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), will attend church services in battleground states on Sunday. Walz will visit Victorious Believers Ministries in Saginaw, Michigan, while Harris will visit New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Harris will also sit down for an interview with the Rev. Al Sharpton on Sunday during his MSNBC show. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Black voters remain the Democratic Party&rsquo;s most loyal voting bloc and a key segment of the coalition that helped elect Biden four years ago. Harris will need their support once again if she is to prevail against Trump next month. Democrats are adamant they can stem Trump&rsquo;s peeling away of black voter. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As black voters go, this election will be decided. We are the backbone of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democratic-Party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic Party<\/a>, and we will have Kamala Harris&rsquo;s back in this election,&rdquo; said Daughtry, pastor of the House of the Lord Church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1838121\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1838121\"}});<\/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>Harris campaigns with the Obamas as Democrats fear black voter turnout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2356766,"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\/09\/OH.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32174,4087,3685,4021,12567],"class_list":["post-2356765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-black-voters","tag-campaign","tag-democrats","tag-harris","tag-obamas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/OH.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356765","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}