Warning: This episode contains strong language and racial slurs. For decades, Black Americans formed the backbone of the Democratic Party, voting by overwhelming margins for Democratic candidates. While most Black voters are expected to cast their ballots for Kamala Harris, polls suggest that support for her might be softening, particularly among Black men. Sabrina Tavernise travels to Georgia, a key swing state, with two “Daily” producers, Lynsea Garrison and Sydney Harper, to speak with one family about their experiences through the decades.
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For decades, black Americans formed the backbone of the Democratic Party, voting by overwhelming margins for Democratic candidates.
And while a majority of black voters are expected to enthusiastically cast their ballots for Kamala Harris, polls suggest that support for her might be softening, particularly among black men.
The stakes of that dynamic are highest in the swing state of Georgia, where in 2020, Black voters helped flip the state blue for the first time in decades and where this time Harris will need strong black turnout to win the state and with it, potentially, the presidency.
Today I travel to Georgia with Daily producers Lindsey Garrison and Sydney Har to speak with one family whose experiences through the decades tell the story of the relationship between black Americans and the Democratic Party and why some are beginning to question that relationship.
It's Thursday, October 31st.
A few weeks ago, we drove down to the southwest corner of Georgia toward the city of Albany.
It's a majority black city, and many families have lived there for generations.