Rep. Dingell: Young Black Voters Message to Dems Was, ‘You Take Us for Granted’

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SHARPTON: “But let me go here. Kamala Harris has been able to improve democratic standing with black voters since she entered the race but new polling from The New York Times shows her struggling to reach the same level of black voter support President Biden did four years ago, and that could hurt her in swing states, like Michigan. Nearly 8 in 10 black likely voters say they are voting for Harris, according to the poll. But about 15% say they are voting for Trump. A six point increase from 2020 and that includes 1 in 5 black men. And it’s that deficit that had former president Barack Obama specifically admonishing blackman to support the vice president this week. But I wonder. Some are saying if he is chastising a group that is overwhelmingly supporting Democrats for decades, if it could backfire. Some critics of Obama’s message have suggested. I don’t agree with it. I think he should challenge them, but there have been others are different. What are your thoughts?”

DINGELL: “So, I’m going to say something. I think it’s on all Democrats. I’ve talked to a lot of young black men. I try, you know, I meet with people on a regular basis and Jim Clyburn was here last weekend and met with my mentors alliance in Ann arbor and we saw a number of young men who expressed concern. And quite frankly domestic the Democrats was you take us for granted. Donald Trump talks to us directly. Jim Clyburn talked about it in another meeting how someone said Donald Trump sends them an economic stimulus check but then Jim Clyburn went on to give them the nitty-gritty of what the Biden/Harris administration had done for them pick so we have got to do a better job of communicating. One of my young ministers said this is it. We don’t see a change in policy or see people talking policy. And I said, can you come to your church? I have to go his church after the election so they know they are seeing as after the election and he said come before and come after pick so I think it’s a message to all Democrats. I told you Democrats were not talking about trade and that was one of the reasons Donald Trump was doing better. We need all of us as Democrats to hear what is being said. Don’t take them for granted. Hear their fears and issues. Talk to them and make sure they feel included.”