September 18 :
While conceding the need for additional effort to reduce prices for Americans, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris told Black journalists on September 16 that, if elected, she would collaborate with private investors to increase the supply of homes.The National Association of Black Journalists convened the interview, which began with a discussion of economic issues, at a forum in Philadelphia attended by approximately 180 individuals.
"One of the big issues that affects people right now in terms of the economy and their economic wellbeing is we have a shortage of housing supply," he added. "It's too expensive." Harris restated her intention to increase the child tax credit to $6,000 once again. She reaffirmed her earlier promise that American families would not have to spend more than 7% of their income on child care.
An interview with her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, cast doubt on the vice president's Black identity, prompting her to skip the group's convention in Chicago in July, prompting the scheduling of the event. There was controversy around former president Trump's remarks and his attitude of one of the event moderators over a line of questions that he deemed unfair.
Pew Research Center data shows that in the 2020 presidential election, 92% of Black voters preferred Joe Biden to then-incumbent Trump. A recent NAACP poll found that among Black voters, 63% intend to back Harris, while only 13% intend to back Trump. But there are Black voters who are starting to doubt the Democratic Party's abilities. According to the NAACP survey, more than 25% of younger Black males would choose Trump in this election.
After all, "Black men are like any other voting group," Harris remarked. "You gotta earn their vote." Like Trump's interview, this one was done by three members of the group: a public radio station host, reporters from TheGrio and Politico, and the organization itself. The support of Black voters could prove to be the deciding factor in the closely contested election on November 5th, particularly in a few key areas like Georgia and Pennsylvania, where both Trump and Harris have made efforts to gain support.
For some political analysts, Pennsylvania is a state that just must be won. With the largest concentration of Black voters among the seven battleground states—one third of the state's population—the fight for the votes of Black Georgians is heating up.
A surge of public enthusiasm was sparked by Harris's late entry into the campaign, but Black voters, in particular, were expecting concerns regarding education, the economy, and criminal justice due to the lack of specificity in certain policy areas. Black Americans' long-standing allegiance to the Democratic Party, Trump's history of racist comments, and voting restrictions favored by Republicans that activists claim make it tougher for Black residents to vote all work against his efforts to win over Black voters. Vote suppression was denied by Republicans.
