{"id":2477000,"date":"2025-08-21T05:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democratic-2028-alternatives-to-harris-lag-in-black-support\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T05:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:24:04","slug":"top-democratic-2028-alternatives-to-harris-lag-in-black-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democratic-2028-alternatives-to-harris-lag-in-black-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democratic 2028 alternatives to Harris lag in black support"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftop-democratic-2028-alternatives-to-harris-lag-in-black-support%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=2477000&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>The article discusses the lack of significant support among Black primary voters for most of the leading Democratic contenders for the 2028 presidential nomination, based on a recent poll by Echelon Insights. Current nominee Kamala Harris leads wiht 35% support among Black voters,followed by Representative Jasmine Crockett at 11%,while other notable potential candidates like Gavin Newsom,Gretchen Whitmer,Cory Booker,and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez receive much <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lower single-digit percentages<\/a>. This trend could pose challenges for Democratic candidates in both the primaries and the general election, given the historically crucial role of Black voters in securing Democratic nominations and victories. The article notes that changes in voter support are possible, especially if Harris decides not to run, but emphasizes that shifting Black voter opinion considerably would be difficult.It also highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-bashes-trump-in-response-to-his-low-polling\/\" title=\"Chris Christie criticizes ... over poor ... numbers.\">evolving political landscape<\/a>, including Donald Trump&#8217;s increased appeal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-men-love-trump-dooms-democrats-with-42-support-poll-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018... men love ...\u2019 dooms ... with 42% support: ... - Washington Examiner\">diverse working-class voters<\/a> and questions about whether the Democrats can build a broader and more diverse coalition in future elections. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\">Top Democratic 2028 alternatives to Harris lag in black support<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2204314\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2028 Democratic presidential field<\/a> lacks significant support among black primary voters, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PollTracker2024\/status\/1957553330810479012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That could spell trouble for these candidates as they try to make it through the primaries. Anemic black support for the eventual Democratic nominee could also be a major problem in the general election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3501457\/rfk-jr-dismisses-questions-loyalty-to-trump-will-not-run-2028\/\">RFK Jr. dismisses questions about loyalty to Trump, says he will not run in 2028<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3500617\/rubio-latest-job-vance-partner\/\">Rubio&#8217;s latest job: Vance partner<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The usual caveats apply: It is early, there is plenty of time for a new face in Democratic politics to catch fire with black voters and the party&rsquo;s base more generally, and the poll is a national survey with a small sample size among nonwhite voters.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, the poll by Echelon Insights, a Republican firm, found that most Democrats widely seen as possible successors to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> have single-digit black support for the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, the 2024 nominee, leads with 35%. The only other candidate in the double digits is Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) at 11%. (A sitting House member hasn&rsquo;t been elected president since James Garfield in 1880.) Both are black women.<\/p>\n<p>Next comes Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) at 8%, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) at 4%, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) at 4%, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at 3%. Sports media personality Stephen A. Smith took 2%, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) 1%, and former Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> 0% (not a typo).<\/p>\n<p>For Buttigieg, this is a continuation of the minute levels of black support he received in 2020 polls during what was otherwise considered a surprisingly strong bid for the Democratic nomination by a politician who was then just a former mayor of South Bend, Indiana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Among Democrats of all races, the breakdown is 26% for Harris, 13% for Newsom, 11% for Buttigieg, 6% for Ocasio-Cortez, 5% for Booker, and 3% for Crockett. Shapiro, Whitmer, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) each also received 3%. Billionaire Mark Cuban and Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) polled at 2% apiece.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s entirely possible that Harris, who recently passed on a run for governor of California, bows out of the 2028 presidential race and leaves the Democratic primaries, particularly the contest for black support, wide open.<\/p>\n<p>Some Democrats currently taking a pass on the race, like Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), might be more interested in running if Harris doesn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>However, black Democrats were hugely important to Joe Biden, winning the party&rsquo;s nomination in 2020, Hillary Clinton beating Bernie Sanders in 2016, and Barack Obama beating Clinton in 2008. The South Carolina primary, which could come early once again in 2028, was pivotal for all three candidates, who each won the state&rsquo;s black vote by landslide margins.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Democrats, rallied by Rep. James Clyburn&rsquo;s (D-SC) endorsement, rescued Biden&rsquo;s flailing 2020 candidacy and beat back the party&rsquo;s lurch toward wokeness and socialism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2019\/12\/13\/poll-biden-continues-to-dominate-among-black-voters-084285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lead among black voters<\/a> dates back to at least&nbsp;the summer of 2019. In 2020, he had done poorly in early states with few such voters, and the Democratic National Committee revamped the 2024 primary calendar to diminish Iowa and New Hampshire while elevating South Carolina.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But Hillary Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2007\/11\/clinton-tops-obama-among-african-americans-007065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">initially led<\/a> among black Democrats ahead of the 2008 primaries, until there was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/POLITICS\/01\/18\/poll.2008\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive shift<\/a> among these voters toward Obama after he won the Iowa caucuses and came within 3 points in New Hampshire. Obama&rsquo;s strong performances in those two overwhelmingly white states convinced many black Democrats he was a viable national candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a change in these poll numbers would not be unprecedented, especially if Harris doesn&rsquo;t run. However, affecting such a sizable shift in public opinion wouldn&rsquo;t be easy.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-top-dem-very-concerned-about-biden-losing-black-voters-says-he-cant-break-through-maga-wall\/\" title=\"Top Democrat expresses deep concern over Biden&#039;s struggle to retain ..., citing difficulty in breaking through the &#039;MAGA Wall\">role black voters<\/a> have historically played in the Democratic primaries, the defeat of the Harris-Walz ticket last year suggests that the party may have maxed out on what it can accomplish appealing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-here-are-the-clear-reasons-why-hispanics-are-moving-away-from-the-democratic-party\/\" title=\"ANALYSIS: Here Are The Clear Reasons Why Hispanics Are Moving Away From The Democratic Party\">college-educated white people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was returned to the White House with the most racially and ethnically diverse coalition of any Republican presidential nominee in a generation, especially as he appealed to a multiracial group of working-class voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3500617\/rubio-latest-job-vance-partner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RUBIO&rsquo;S LATEST JOB: VANCE PARTNER&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Trump has elicited intense opposition from black and Hispanic Democratic lawmakers, he has made inroads with both groups of voters since 2016, especially among men. College-educated white voters have largely powered the Resistance. Winning Democratic coalitions have tended to be more racially, ethnically, and economically diverse than what Harris was able to cobble together last November.<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell whether Democrats can do better next time.<\/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> <\/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>Top 2028 Dems after Harris lag in black voter support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2659,"featured_media":2477001,"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\/2025\/08\/AP25194619759746.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61659,61657,51773,61658,32983],"class_list":["post-2477000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-black-voter-support","tag-democratic-2028","tag-election-2028","tag-harris-alternatives","tag-political-candidates"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25194619759746.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477000","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\/2659"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477000"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2477004,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477000\/revisions\/2477004"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2477001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}