The annals of Democratic presidential primaries are littered with white liberals who couldn’t win over black voters and lost the nomination because of it. But this year’s contestants are all too aware of that history
The annals of Democratic presidential primaries are littered with white liberals who couldn’t win over black voters and lost the nomination because of it.
The early, persistent attention to African-American voters stands in sharp contrast to past campaigns, black leaders say, borne out of recognition of the powerful role those voters will play choosing the nominee — and fierce competition for those votes in a field that includes two black senators, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris.Sign Up
“There used to be this notion that you could spend six weeks or four weeks or two weeks — do barbershops and churches, black radio — and that was kind of the extent of the effort,” said former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. “I think that anybody that wants to be president has certainly learned that black voters are just in a different space now.”
The new push has made kingmakers of high-profile black leaders. Stacey Abrams, Democrats’ gubernatorial nominee in Georgia last year, has already met with Booker, Harris, Warren, Klobuchar, and former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, according to a Democrat with knowledge of the meetings. More meetings with declared and anticipated presidential candidates are expected.
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