There was shock on CNN with the way the former president donald trump is polling well among Black voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
On Monday, the network’s senior political data reporter Harry Enten said he was “speechless” at presumptive GOP presidential nominee Trump’s rise from about 7% support at this point in 2020 to 21% now — compared to President Joe Bidenfell from 86% to 70% in the same period.
“I continue to look for signs that this is going to return to normal and I don’t see that yet in the polls,” Enten told anchor John Berman. “We are on track for a historic performance for the Republican presidential nominee, the likes of which we have not seen in six decades.”
Trump appears to have made specific inroads with younger black voters, he suggested. “Look at black voters under 50. Damn, guys! Holy cow!”
Support for Biden “fell” from 80 points to 37 points, Enten detailed. “That advantage has fallen by more than half. I’ve just never seen anything like it. I’m speechless because you always look at history and think, ‘Okay, this is a historic moment.'”
Enten said this could point to “a historic moment right now where black voters under 50, who have historically been such an important part of the Democratic coalition, are turning out in droves.”
Watch Enten’s analysis here:
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