Vice President Kamala Harris has worked to shore up support from black voters in recent weeks, as a new poll outlines her shortcomings with younger voters in that demographic.
A Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion, conducted Oct. 2-8, shows Harris leads former President Donald Trump, 84%-8%, with black voters across the key battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In 2020, President Joe Biden won black voters, 92%-8% nationwide, over Trump, according to the Pew Research Center.
The Harris campaign has recently emphasized courting black voters, specifically men, as polls indicate problems for her campaign with black men and men broadly.
In the Howard University survey, Harris performs the worst with black men under 50 years old. With that group, Harris holds a 68%-21% lead over Trump, while with black men over…
