The 2024 presidential election is just weeks away. Kamala Harris is running out of time to convince voters to pull the lever for her.
And the Harris campaign is melting down after a new poll shows them in deep trouble in the race for the White House.
Deroy Murdock issued a stark warning this week, suggesting that if recent polling is any indication, the Democrats could face serious trouble with black voters as Election Day approaches.
Murdock pointed to a New York Times/Siena poll, which revealed former President Donald Trump polling over 20% with black voters — a significant increase from both 2020 and 2016.
The poll indicates a potential vulnerability in the Democratic base as the 2024 election nears its final stretch.
“It’s a big problem. Black voters constitute such a big part of the Democratic base, you take that out, the whole thing sort of falls over,” Murdock stated.
He attributed the shift to a straightforward question Trump has posed to black voters since 2016: “What the hell do you have to lose?”
Murdock explained that many black voters seem to have reflected on that question, recognizing that their loyalty to the Democratic Party hasn’t necessarily improved their circumstances.
Trump’s share of the black vote climbed from 8% in 2016 to 12% in 2020, and he now appears poised to capture as much as 24% with just two weeks remaining before the 2024 election.
“If that sticks at Election Day, the Democrats are going to be in very big trouble.” Murdock added.
Deroy Murdock: President Trump is now polling over 20% with Black voters.
"If that sticks at Election Day, the Democrats are going to be in VERY big trouble." pic.twitter.com/cqx5pKyQHI
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 21, 2024
Signs of this shift have been visible for weeks, with CNN pollster Harry Enten recently raising the alarm as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lose support, especially among black men.
Enten highlighted a notable move toward the right among black male voters, emphasizing that Harris has garnered the lowest levels of support for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1960.
No matter how you splice the data, Trump seems to be the strongest Republican with Black voters since 1960. Young Black men in particular have trended right during Trump's runs (cutting the Dem margin by 40 pts from 2012).
But Trump's doing historically well with Black women too pic.twitter.com/FyUqqDKLjE
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 14, 2024
In response to these trends, Harris enlisted former President Barack Obama to rally black voters. However, Obama’s approach raised eyebrows, as he chastised black men for not showing unwavering support for the Democratic nominee, despite the fact that many felt Harris was imposed upon them without a true primary process.
Republican commentator Scott Jennings addressed Obama’s tactics, arguing that such an approach might backfire.
“Obama, specifically, when he was having trouble with rural voters in Pennsylvania, go back all the way into his campaigns, he insulted them about their culture and values,” Jennings recalled.
“I don’t think it’s helpful to insult a group of people who are already not enthusiastic about your campaign, but I think that’s what he did today.”
As the election looms, it’s becoming clear that the Democratic Party may face an uphill battle with a key constituency they once considered reliably in their corner.
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