What brought Black men away from the party of Obama to the party of Trump?
Peeling away layers of that turnout reveals signs of the Black partisan gender gap. While 96 percent of Black women voted for Obama in 2012, up from 92 percent in 2008, there was a drop in the number of young Black male voters who supported Obama. Overall, 87 percent of Black men voted to reelect the first Black president in 2012 — down from 95 percent in 2008. The number was even lower for Black men between the ages of 18 to 30, with 81 percent voting for Obama.
Ben Jealous of People For the American Way joins hunger strikers and activists at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol Building to demand that the Senate pass the Freedom To Vote: John Lewis Act on January 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.Through the lens of Jealous, those working-class white men are victims of Republican manipulation.
However, on a trip home to Queens, he reunited with his friends on the basketball court in Hollis and shared his support for Donald Trump. His friends could not relate to that choice. Outrage flooded the court, as did, James said, insults and accusations of self-hatred. In many ways, the family perfectly illustrates the Black partisan gender gap. They have three adult children–two girls and a boy–who are now in their twenties. The parents say they let their children decide on their own partisan direction. In 2020, the two daughters voted for Biden, while the son voted for Trump. “More Black men are clearly seeing what I’m seeing, “ says Williams. “I see the Republican Party as symbolically making the statement you have to pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
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