Democrats bet America is ready to elect a black woman president
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Democrats bet America is ready to elect a black woman president

Live Mint  

Tonnie Boston, a Black woman from Milwaukee, worries America might not be ready to elect a president who looks like her. “She’d say, ‘Kamala, you may be the first to do many things, but make sure you are not the last,’ " Harris has said. Sen. Josh Hawley said he agreed, saying he didn’t think Harris was a “DEI hire." “She is weak, dishonest, and dangerously liberal, and that’s why the American people will reject her on Nov. "LaTanya Evans, a Black woman from suburban Milwaukee, said she plans to vote for Trump because she views Democrats as opposed to her evangelical Christian views. “I think it’s a safe ticket, but it’s also a smart ticket," Pearcey said, adding: “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that either.

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Democratic women see a country that is ‘not ready for a woman president’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Democratic women see a country that is ‘not ready for a woman president’

Politico  

In her concession speech Wednesday afternoon, Harris did not explicitly address “all the little girls,” as Clinton did in 2016. During her three-month presidential campaign, Harris staffers bet they could improve Harris’ performance with women over Biden’s in 2020, prying the gender gap open even further to make up for her losses with young men. Eight years ago, Clinton explicitly …

Commentary: Democrats keep expecting white women to save them, and they keep getting burned
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Commentary: Democrats keep expecting white women to save them, and they keep getting burned

LA Times  

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris react at her concession speech on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. According to exit polls, 53% of white women nationally backed President-elect Donald Trump. National exit polls show that 53% of white women voted for an adjudicated rapist whose previous actions in office laid waste to Roe vs. Wade. But the very same exit polls …

AP PHOTOS: Election Day voting underway as Americans chose between Harris or Trump
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: Election Day voting underway as Americans chose between Harris or Trump

The Independent  

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Meet six Americans whose votes could predict who wins the 2024 election
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meet six Americans whose votes could predict who wins the 2024 election

Daily Mail  

It all comes down to this. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the Santander Arena on November 04, 2024 in Reading, Pennsylvania In our last Daily Mail poll, Trump led Harris with men by 22 points, compared to Harris leading women by 14 points. HARRIS' BLACK BASE: MARY Importance to election: 8/10 States most …

Harris: America Ready for a Woman of Colour in the White House
2 months ago

Harris: America Ready for a Woman of Colour in the White House

Firstpost  

Vice President Kamala Harris expresses confidence in her ability to become the first female president in US history and only the second nonwhite president after Barack Obama. She also addresses the issue of sexism and its potential impact on the upcoming election, stating that she will not be deterred by it.

What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men
2 months, 1 week ago

What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men

NPR  

What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men toggle caption Andrea Ellen Reed for NPR ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — From behind her barber chair and in her community, Cherita Evans — who goes by “Storm the Barber” — has picked up on a troubling trend for Vice President Harris’ campaign. “Most of my female …

Black women quickly mobilize to boost Kamala Harris presidential bid
4 months ago

Black women quickly mobilize to boost Kamala Harris presidential bid

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, making her the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major party ticket, her nomination has energized a strong and loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party — Black women. “What we’ve seen happen in the last couple of …

Kamala Harris has energized Democratic voters. But can she expand the map?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris has energized Democratic voters. But can she expand the map?

CNN  

CNN — During the first whirlwind week of her second presidential campaign, Kamala Harris locked up the support of the Democratic Party, recruited thousands of volunteers and hauled in $200 million in donations. But, with Harris now the party’s presumptive nominee, keeping Sun Belt states like Georgia – as well as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina – competitive could give …

Harris mobilizes grassroots activists, sorority sisters. But not all Black women are on board
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris mobilizes grassroots activists, sorority sisters. But not all Black women are on board

LA Times  

Members of the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha cheer Vice President Kamala Harris as she speaks at the group’s annual convention in Dallas on July 10. This year she decided she would vote early by mail and then not do “a darn thing.” But when Biden endorsed Harris on July 21, she got to work, plotting with other Black women to …

Trump to rally in Minnesota as Harris entrance transforms presidential race
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump to rally in Minnesota as Harris entrance transforms presidential race

Al Jazeera  

Trump tells supporters at Florida event they will not have to vote ‘any more’ if he wins upcoming presidential election. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to hold a rally in Minnesota amid a campaign blitz in the wake of President Joe Biden’s exit from the race and the emergence of the Democrat’s heir apparent, Vice President Kamala Harris. …

For Black Women, Kamala Harris’ Historic Run Brings Excitement Mixed With Racism Concerns
4 months, 4 weeks ago

For Black Women, Kamala Harris’ Historic Run Brings Excitement Mixed With Racism Concerns

Huff Post  

Andrew Harnik via Getty Images "She has been preparing her entire life for this," said Nicole Holliday, an acting associate professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. “I would say that the undertone of the group chat was cautious optimism when it came to talking about Kamala,” Boateng, who’s Black, told HuffPost. Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau is already …

Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign
5 months ago

Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign

Hindustan Times  

ATLANTA — Black voters expressed a mix of hope and worry Monday over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory …

'This is Our Moment': Kamala Harris' Step into History Gives Hope to Black Women
3 years, 11 months ago

'This is Our Moment': Kamala Harris' Step into History Gives Hope to Black Women

News 18  

Human rights lawyer Tara Murray had hopes of somehow witnessing Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential oath in person. She went to a historically Black college.” “As she governs, she brings those voices with her,” said Carr, whose organization focuses on building Black women’s political power. Black women “show up consistently for this country,” said LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, …

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