Harris works to energize Black male voters and denounces Trump support of 'stop and frisk'
The Hindu
2024 presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump target key voter groups in a tight election race.
Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday (October 16, 2024) that Republican Donald Trump would try to “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men nationwide as she promised to push for legislation to address discriminatory law enforcement practices.
During an hourlong radio town hall moderated by Charlamagne tha God, host of “The Breakfast Club” show, Ms. Harris added that she would work to decriminalize marijuana, which accounts for arrests that also disproportionately impact Black men, and she acknowledged that racial disparities and bias exist in everyday life for Black people — in home ownership, health care, economic prosperity and even voting.
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While Ms. Harris worked to energize Black men, Trump focused on women as he faced an all-female audience during a Fox News town hall in battleground Georgia. The former President sidestepped questions about the erosion of abortion rights under his watch, leaning instead into the nation's culture wars by vowing to ban male-born athletes from competing in women's sports.
Trump also stood by his recent description of his political opponents as “the enemy within” — rhetoric that evokes authoritarian regimes.
Just 21 days before the final votes are cast in the 2024 presidential season, Harris and Trump are scrambling to energize key constituencies in what looks to be a razor-tight election. Harris, who would be the nation's first woman president, hopes to expand her party's advantage among female voters, while Trump is showing modest signs of progress among Black men, who have overwhelmingly backed Democrats in the past.
A small shift among any group could swing the election.
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