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Black Voters
October 18, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Democrats Are Enthusiastic About Harris—but Don’t Tell the Media
Another press failure: Endless curiosity about Trump voters. About Harris voters, not so much.
September 3, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Notorious MAGA Fraudsters Back at It Again With New Scam
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have been caught at a new grift, just months after being hit with a settlement payment for a voter intimidation scam.
July 26, 2024
Edith Olmsted
New Poll Shows Trump’s Desperate Play for Key Voting Group Is Failing
Donald Trump held multiple events to court Black voters, and not one of them paid off.
July 19, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republicans Have Found the Perfect Spokesperson for Black Women
You will not believe who Republicans turned to for insight on Black women voters.
July 9, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Byron Donalds’s Ex-Wife Exposes the Top Trump Ally’s Shocking Lies
Bisa Hall accused her ex-husband of lying to get ahead.
July 1, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
That Lazy “Black Americans for Trump” Event Exposed as Deceptive Ploy
Donald Trump is now fighting with the owner of the barbershop where he hosted the recent event.
June 24, 2024
Susan Milligan
Reports of Biden’s Black and Hispanic Problem Are Vastly Overstated
Yes, the president has work to do with Black and Hispanic voters, but no, they’re not flocking to Donald Trump.
June 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Black Church Stunt Was Bad. His Next Event Was Even Worse.
After his failed appeal to Black voters, Donald Trump appeared at an event hosted by someone who says the Civil Rights Act was a “huge mistake.”
June 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Bragging About Endorsements From Black People. He Paid Some.
At least three people who have endorsed Donald Trump are on his payroll.
June 17, 2024
Talia Jane
Trump Visits Detroit to Court Black Voters—and Flops Big-Time
Trump’s Black church stunt in Michigan was a total bust in every way that matters.
April 9, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Letitia James Scores Again, Nails Notorious MAGA Election Fraudsters
Two men agreed to pay a settlement for trying to intimidate Black voters in 2020.
November 16, 2023
Magazine
Dan Simmons
The City That Just Might Decide the 2024 Election
Milwaukee’s sizable Black population is supposed to help put Biden over the top—but people there aren’t as put off by Trump as white liberals would hope.
July 17, 2020
Gabriele Magni
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Andrew Reynolds
The Empathy of Black Voters
Research shows that African Americans support candidates from marginalized groups, including LGBTQ people, more than their white counterparts.
May 19, 2020
Magazine
Osita Nwanevu
We’re Not Polarized Enough
Ezra Klein’s flawed diagnosis of the divisions in American politics
March 30, 2020
Magazine
Zachary Roth
The Caged Ballot
Why the GOP is poised to create large-scale voting chaos this year
March 10, 2020
J.C. Pan
How to See Yourself in a Presidential Candidate
The Democratic primary is down to two old white men, but political representation should mean more than identity alone.
September 21, 2016
Nicole Narea
Donald Trump is taking a break from talking down to black voters.
June 25, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Black Voters Saved Thad Cochran and the GOP Establishment. Here's What Republicans Owe Them In Return.
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