The key voting bloc was needed to secure a win for Harris in a race in which polls in every swing state showed her and Trump neck and neck heading into Election Day.
Michael Harris Jr., founder of Death Row Records, speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Alvin Tillery, founder of the Alliance for Black Equality, told Newsweek that Harris underperforming among black voters shouldn’t have come as a surprise.
“The exit polls showing that black turnout was softer than normal and black voters in some of the swing states turned to the Right should surprise no one,” he said. “Many credible Democratic
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