Eleven years after Barack Obama electrified African American primary voters, some black Democrats are searching for a presidential candidate who can inspire them as he did -- and beat Donald Trump. A plurality of black voters in the most recent ABC News/Washington Post poll say they prefer Obama’s
Eleven years after Barack Obama electrified African American primary voters, some black Democrats are searching for a presidential candidate who can inspire them as he did -- and beat Donald Trump.
Dozens of black Georgia voters interviewed by ABC News expressed fond memories of the Obama years and said they trust Biden as a known quantity and reassuring voice. But many also described openness to a candidate who can excite them in a way Biden does not, and who speaks more directly to issues in African American communities.
Warren told a crowd at Clark Atlanta University on Thursday that she empathizes with the black American experience, even if she can never fully understand as a white woman."When I am President of the United States, the lessons of Black history will not be lost. Those lessons will live in every part of my presidency," Warren said.
Victor Luis, a self-described politics junkie who was also waiting for a trim, said he’s still holding out for a"dream ticket" to emerge. Cromartie said education is a topic that her podcast listeners feel has been under-addressed in the campaign, along with economic inequality, homelessness and mass incarceration.
"I think that this is exactly what we need at this moment. The stakes are very high, and black voters deserve to ask all of the questions and surface all of the issues that are important to them throughout this process," Ufot added.
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