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‘Woah’: CNN’s Harry Enten Stunned By ‘Tremendous Drop’ In Young Black Male Support For Dems

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten expressed surprise Monday that “young black men” are abandoning the Democratic Party.

Former President Barack Obama, speaking Thursday at his Pittsburgh-area campaign office, urged black men to support Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the reason they don’t support her is because they “don’t feel the idea of ​​having a woman.” He insisted that there was no such thing. As president. Enten said on CNN News Central that President Obama’s criticism was likely a misunderstanding, as “young black men” are increasingly leaving the Democratic Party over multiple elections against former President Donald Trump. Ta. (Related: ‘Warning signs are coming’: FOX News host, pollster reveal data showing Harris’ hemorrhaging among Hispanic supporters)

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“I always look at polls, and sometimes there’s a trend line, and I never noticed it before, so I thought, ‘Wow.’ This is one of those things. Now, this is a trend line in a presidential election. Democratic approval ratings among black men under 45. Back in November 2012, what do you see? Obama looks like he’s 81 years old. [former Secretary of State] “Hillary Clinton only won by 63 points,” Enten said. “Then let’s go to the end.” [President Joe] The last time Mr. Biden was 53 years old. It’s already a huge drop. And if you look at the latest polling averages, Kamala Harris is up by just 41 points. ”

“That’s about half the margin that Obama won over them in November 2012. And this is about half the margin that Obama won over them in November 2012. And this is a margin that Barack Obama went to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last week and basically talked to young black men. “It made it seem like this was a Kamala Harris-specific problem,” he added. “Hmm. This is part of a long-standing trend of young black men moving away from the Democratic Party. And Kamala Harris is just the latest to face a large wave of black, young black men heading toward the Republican Party.”

From 2016 to 2024, black voters will move away from the Democratic Party; According to Saturday’s New York Times/Siena College poll. In the 2016 election, only 7% of black voters supported the Republican Party; now that number is 15%.

While Trump has the support of “working-class voters,” including non-white Americans without college degrees and union members, Enten previously said Harris is a popular choice among college graduates, especially “white college graduates.” He said the “ridiculously” strong support among Americans could offset Trump’s support.

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