Polling: Black Voters Have Positive View Of Harris, See Trump Negatively

Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Kamala Harris, according to an AP-NORC poll of 1,771 registered voters conducted in mid-September. Their opinions of Donald Trump, by contrast, were overwhelmingly negative, underscoring the challenges he faces as he seeks to erode Harris’ support among Black men. The margin of sampling error for registered voters is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. Read more.  Key findings: Despite this gap in views, the poll also found that many Black voters don’t see Harris as a candidate who will set the country on a better trajectory or make a substantial difference in their own lives. Seven in 10 Black voters have a somewhat or very favorable view of Harris, it found, with few differences between Black men and women voters on how they view the Democratic candidate.When asked which candidate would do a better job handling their top issues, including the economy, health care and crime, Black voters had the same answer: Harris. About 8 in 10 Black voters said the economy is one of the most important issues to their vote. In all of those areas, as well as on other topics like abortion and climate change, Harris held a...