Millennials, Gen Z in battleground states want Biden to pick Black woman as VP

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https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/07/23/biden-black-women-veep-379460?__twitter_impression=true


Picking a Black woman to be his vice president could boost presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden with young voters, white women and other key groups, according to a new poll of likely 2020 voters in seven battleground states.

The poll, which was conducted by Democratic strategist Karen Finney and veteran pollster Cornell Belcher, found 60 percent of Millennial and Generation Z voters in key swing states say it’s important Biden pick a Black woman to be his running mate.

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Across all demographics, nearly half of battleground voters who aren’t currently supporting President Donald Trump agree it’s important to pick a Black woman, 27 percentage points higher than those who say it’s important for Biden to pick a white woman.

Commissioned by Higher Heights for America, an organization devoted to increasing the number of Black women in political office, the poll surveyed voters across Florida, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Belcher’s firm polled 802 registered voters 18 and older in battleground states but asked only those who are currently not supporting Trump — undecideds and those inclined to support Biden — about the vice presidential pick. It was conducted July 14-19 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.