A major focus of the tour is energizing and engaging Black men,
according to a White House official, a key demographic shown by
polls to have lost some faith in the Democratic Party. Winning
them back will likely determine whether President Joe Biden
returns to the White House.
A recent Wall Street Journal poll of seven swing states showed
more Black men planned to support Republican Donald Trump than
Biden in the rematch of the 2020 election.
Harris will participate in a moderated conversation with Earn
Your Leisure’s Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings, who have used
podcasts to increase financial literacy in Black communities.
The tour, which heads to Detroit next week, will focus on
investing in communities, building wealth and ensuring Americans
of all colors have economic opportunities, according to the
White House. It will also highlight the administration's
achievements, including a $158 million federal grant for Atlanta
that will reconnect Black communities cut off by major highways
with the city's downtown.
Biden pulled off a surprise victory in Georgia in 2020, winning
by less than 12,000 votes. The state also delivered two
Democrats to the U.S. Senate, which proved instrumental in
passing Biden's legislative agenda.
Democrats view Georgia as an uphill battle and any hope of
carrying the state again would require strong turnout from
Blacks, who make up 30% of the state's population.
Monday will mark Harris's third trip to Georgia in 2024 and her
12th since being sworn in.
Harris has made more than 35 trips to 16 states since the start
of the year, including a Black History month tour of
historically Black colleges and universities and a March trip to
Black Wall Street in Durham, North Carolina, to announce $32
million to support historically under-served entrepreneurs.
(Reporting By Nandita Bose and Jarrett Renshaw; editing by Diane
Craft)
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