Black Democrats are split along generational lines

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Black Democrats are split along generational lines

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/17/politics/black-democrat-demographics/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fpoliticalwire.com%2F

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Poll of the week: A new national Fox News pollfinds that among black Democratic primary voters, former Vice President Joe Biden is their first choice for the party's presidential nomination at 37%. He is followed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 18%, California Sen. Kamala Harris at 10% and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 8%.

The Fox New poll is the latest to show that Biden holds a large lead among black voters in the Democratic primary.

What's the point: This polling might give you the sense that Biden will be a heavy favorite among those attending the predominantly black Young Leaders Conference this weekend. After all, just look at his lead among black Democrats nationally. Yet, our last three CNN polls (April, May and June) aggregated together reveals that younger black voters aren't as enthusiastic about Biden's candidacy as older black voters are.

Overall, our last three CNN polls have Biden at 44% among black voters. No one else is anywhere close; Harris is in second at 14%. Biden's big league advantage in these polls is similar to the Fox News poll.



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[virgogal]

1. I feel that all voters are split on generational lines this election cycle.

[brush]

2. IMO it's more about pragmatism than enthusiasm. Biden seems the best chance to be trump and until...

someone or events prove otherwise, Biden will continue leading the polls.

[applegrove]

3. Yes. These are pragmatic times. prag·mat·ic meaning:

https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=fJRYXZtMwcfmApDnv_AE&q=pragmatic+meaning&oq=pragmatic&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-hp.1.1.0l5j46j0l2.2396.5846..7635...1.0..0.358.1186.5j3j0j1......0....1.......8..35i39j46i39j46i131j0i131j0i20i263j46i275.gCJrBhmKLbY

prag·mat·ic

/praɡˈmadik/

adjective

dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

"a pragmatic approach to politics"

synonyms:practical, matter-of-fact, realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, commonsensical, hardheaded, expedient, businesslike, with both/one's feet on the ground, rational, reasonable, no-nonsense, unsentimental, unidealistic; 

informalhard-nosed

"my father was entirely pragmatic in his response to difficult situations"

[Cha]

4. I can't speak for anyone else but

I am enthused about a possible Biden Presidency!.. also I've seen WOC posts here who are Biden supporters and they're just as enthused as I am!.

[Thekaspervote]

6. Me too! Really beginning to believe it will happen.

[Cha]

7. Thanks, Thekaspervote!

[BlueWI]

8. Yep.

It's going to take a ground game focused among black voters to alter the landscape, but it could happen. The Biden brand is like the Clinton brand - it's a little easy to overstate black support when it's still 15 months till the election. Some refining of communication and policy proposals is still needed.