Among African Americans, Biden still leads nationally at 46% followed distantly by Harris at 17%...

[Skya Rhen]

African Americans know Joe!


Snip...

The former vice president comfortably leads the field among African-American Democratic primary voters, according to the NBC/WSJ poll. He garners 46% of support, trailed distantly by Harris at 17%.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/biden-warren-harris-sanders-lead-2020-democratic-race-nbcwsj-poll.html

[stonecutter357]

1. good let's go Joe !

[SidDithers]

2. Obama coattails...

I expect this to change as more voters begin to recognize Kamala Harris as a viable candidate.

Sid

[StarfishSaver]

7. I do wonder if Joe's number a ceiling or a floor.

Kamala's and Elizabeth's are definitely floors.

[SidDithers]

8. I think it's a ceiling...

Remember that Hillary led Obama in AA support early in the 2008 Primary.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/poll.blacks.democrats/

When Obama became viewed as a viable candidate, that support moved from Hillary to Obama.

Sid

[Thekaspervote]

12. Maybe... right now 46% of the polled AA vote is a big number considering the # of candidates

[Politicub]

18. I do remember that. I attended one of the big Clinton campaign events in Georgia and

remember John Lewis speaking for her. Lewis switched his endorsement to Obama later in the primary.

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/politics/28lewis.html

[GulfCoast66]

20. I think it depends who else breaks out.

If Harris starts breaking out you may well be correct. And I would be fine with that.

But if it is Warren or Sanders I think it is not a ceiling. Because Africa Americans will support Biden over either of them.

President Obama is, correctly, staying out of the fray till the primaries are settled. But he tied himself so closely to Biden it makes a difference. And Joe made it clear who was the boss and there was not a hint of the backbiting Presidents normally have with the vice.

One thing I am confident of. Once the candidate is apparent. Be it in March, April or May, President Obama will weigh in hard for that candidate. He will do all he can to prevent an obviously losing campaign to take the division into the convention.

I have said for over a year now that a Biden/Harris ticket is unbeatable. I believe that more than ever. That woman is as impressive as all get out.

Have a nice evening.

[Thekaspervote]

3. Go Joe!! AA voters are savvy, they know a good thing when they see it

[Skya Rhen]

4. We love Joe's authenticity and decency. He will be rewarded, accordingly, throughout the Primaries

and General...

[Indykatie]

5. Indeed He Will be Rewarded by the AA Community.

Biden was a loyal VP and friend to Obama. People who question whether it's fair for him to speak about his work and relationship with Obama need to get over it. He has ever right to talk about the 8 years he spent by Obama's side.

[Skya Rhen]

9. And he served without the slightest hint of any undermining,

which has not gone unnoticed. He is an honorable man...

[GulfCoast66]

22. Anyone criticizing his relationship with President Obama,

The most popular living President, is sucking on sour grapes.

If Joe wins the primaries and Obama pitches in, especially if Harris is on the ticket, we will win. She is pretty impressive. If Joe goes down she is my next choice.

[onetexan]

24. Agree, but i'd like Kamala to shift her attacks to the DOTUS & GOP

Not to fellow Dems candidates, stick to ISSUES and present her IDEAS on how to generate jobs for americans, improve their lives, save the environment from catastrophic failure, improve obamacare, repair crumbling infrastructure, etc. Political expediency will only go so far. She is still wet behind the ears in national & foreign policy experience compared to Joe. She should know her place. If she keeps attacking Joe like that she w ruin her chances of VEEP pick.

[oasis]

6. Solid.

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. You're right. We know Joe!

[joshcryer]

11. Sanders lost the primary due solely to the black vote.

This will not change this time around for Joe.

Reminder that the Democratic primaries are set up to give more proportional representation. The Fairness Commission was prompted by the 1984 primaries.

Hart and Jackson had more votes than Mondale but far fewer delegates. Jackson in particular had half as many votes but got a lot less representation in the delegates. It's also why the southern states get to go first in many ways, long term planning by the party to represent the underrepresented.

If it was proportional back then we might have had a Hart/Jackson ticket because they could've combined their delegates in a brokered convention.

Hart should've been elected, he would've won, and Jackson would've likely been the first black President, had we had proportional representation in our primaries back then.

[wellst0nev0ter]

13. Hopefully the same folly won't play out in 2020

Hillary captured the black vote in the primary, but hemorrhaged Obama's black vote percentage in the general when it mattered.

[highplainsdem]

14. Since Obama isn't running, at this time it looks as though the best hope for high turnout among

black voters is the candidate the current polls show they favor.

Biden.

That may change.

But at this point there's no reason to believe any other candidate in the race will do better with black voters than Biden will.

[Cha]

15. Good! Steady as it

Goes, Biden!

Mahalo, Skya!

[Skya Rhen]

16. Mahalo, Cha!!!

[crazytown]

17. Harris was at 6%

She needs a second place in SC - She got the bump she wanted.

[DavidDvorkin]

19. Mayor Pete at 7%

I wish it were more, but that's far better than the zero support I've seen claimed.

[Politicub]

21. That's a high percentage! It's great for Biden's campaign.

He won't have to spend as much money or time shoring up support since he's a known quantity.

[JI7]

23. what happens if Harris wins black women but Biden gets mostly black men ?