(22 Jul 2024)
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Atlanta – 22 July 2024
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Derek Hall, New York resident:
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"I know there would be historical implication for having a black female president, the first female president, she wouldn’t be the first black president, but the first female president, there would be historical implications. But my strongest emotions for the election are just being anti-Donald J. Trump. Yes. That’s the biggest thing for me. Just not him."
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michelle Hall, New York resident:
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"Project 2025 as my biggest concern. You know, that’s. There’s no way we can tolerate that anymore. All that shenanigan, nonsense they’re trying to implement going backwards type stuff. Yeah, we hope that doesn’t happen. People vote towards that not happening."
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Atlanta – 21 July 2024
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Johnny Bester, Georgia resident:
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"Kamala – I’m not a fan of that as well. I feel like a lot of us forgot that she was even in the office because she hasn’t been too vocal or she hasn’t been too visible."
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Atlanta – 22 July 2024
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Cynthia Pierre, Georgia resident:
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"I guess I’m just a little bit scared. So what things are going to be in the future, how things are going to unfold and just kind of feeling a little bit discouraged. I think that’s probably the best word to use."
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STORYLINE:
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.
A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory in the 2020 primaries and ultimately to the White House, and they were among his most steadfast supporters, even as calls for him to quit grew.
But as much pride as some Black Americans feel about the possibility of Harris, who is of Black and Indian descent, becoming president, the upending of the race has some voters feeling nervous.
"I guess I’m just a little bit scared," said Atlanta resident Cynthia Pierre. "So what things are going to be in the future, how things are going to unfold and just kind of feeling a little bit discouraged."
Biden’s support of Harris and the immediate coalescing of other party leaders around her makes her the prohibitive favorite to replace him at the top of the presidential ticket. But in interviews in Atlanta, where voters helped flip Georgia for Democrats four years ago, some Black voters were nervous.
An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll fielded prior to Biden’s announcement Sunday found about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Harris would do well as president. More broadly, among all adults, the poll showed skepticism of Harris, with only 3 in 10 Americans saying she would do well as president.
But Blacks were more likely to see Harris in a positive light.
Many Democrats followed Biden’s lead in expressing their support for Harris. The Congressional Black Caucus said it “fully backs” the vice president.
And some Black voters, dismayed by what they saw as Biden’s dwindling chance of winning in November, said they would support whoever could best compete with Trump.
The AP-NORC polling shows Blacks generally view Trump negatively. But while about 7 in 10 Black adults have an unfavorable view of Trump, his numbers have improved notably since early 2021.
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