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Harris’s entry into the race has energized young Black voters, and could be a difference in a tight race against former President Trump that is likely to come down to seven swing states.
A September Washington Post-Ipsos poll of 1,083 Black Americans found that 69 percent are “absolutely certain to vote” in November, an increase from 62 percent in April when President Biden was the top of the ticket.
The number of Black voters under 30 who say they are certain to vote in November had increased by 15 percentage points since April. Among Black women under 40, the number of voters who said they intended to turn out increased by 18 percentage points.
The main reason, said Terrance Woodbury, founding partner of HIT Strategies, is the shift from Biden to Harris.
“She closed a generation gap that we saw when Biden was at the top of the ticket,” Woodbury said.
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A September Washington Post-Ipsos poll of 1,083 Black Americans found that 69 percent are “absolutely certain to vote” in November, an increase from 62 percent in April when President Biden was the top of the ticket.
The number of Black voters under 30 who say they are certain to vote in November had increased by 15 percentage points since April. Among Black women under 40, the number of voters who said they intended to turn out increased by 18 percentage points.
The main reason, said Terrance Woodbury, founding partner of HIT Strategies, is the shift from Biden to Harris.
“She closed a generation gap that we saw when Biden was at the top of the ticket,” Woodbury said.
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