One element of Elizabeth Warren’s surge in the polls is likely to strike fear in her top Democratic rivals — her rising support among African-Americans. After struggling to win over black voters in the early stages of the primary, the Massachusetts senator appears to be gaining ground with a demographic
One element of Elizabeth Warren’s surge in the polls is likely to strike fear in her top Democratic rivals — her rising support among African-Americans.
Those advances have played a role in her surging overall numbers, which have seen Warren expand her lead over the African-American candidates in the primary — Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker — and even overtake Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders in some state and national polls. Warren, however, has faced doubts about her appeal to the party’s most loyal constituency. But months of outreach and targeted policy proposals appear to have made a mark.
“In terms of her building trust and authenticity, I believe that was the moment,” said Aimee Allison, founder and CEO of She The People. “The thing about [black women] is that we have networks of networks. When she impressed a room of 2,000 women of color, I could just see months later that she started getting people’s attention.”
Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, pointed to the broadening of Warren’s base — from white college-educated Northeastern elites to working class people and women of color — as one of the most significant developments in the race at this point. A majority of Warren’s black supporters are women, who are the most politically active of the bloc.
“More people are becoming comfortable with her as one of the alternatives [to Biden],” Murray said, also noting that views of her among moderates and conservatives should carry just as much weight as other groups. “She has a message that she’s a good fighter, regardless of where you are in this race.”
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