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applegrove

(131,506 posts) Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:15 PM 10 hrs ago

A Fresh Warning for Democrats About Young (male) Black Voters [View all]

A Fresh Warning for Democrats About Young (male) Black Voters

February 26, 2026 at 10:00 am EST By Taegan Goddard 63 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/26/a-fresh-warning-for-democrats-about-young-black-voters/

“Young Black men are not taking tangible steps to resist President Donald Trump at the same levels they did in 2020, according to new research released Thursday, raising concerns about their support for the Democratic Party in this year’s elections,” NOTUS reports.

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A Fresh Warning for Democrats About Young (male) Black Voters [View all] applegrove 10 hrs ago OP

No offense intended but do they realize they are, as a group, one of the next targets of the ICE purge to 'cleanse' NoMoreRepugs 10 hrs ago #1

Some see Trump as an aspirational figure because of the wealth. BannonsLiver 10 hrs ago #3

Not just young black men; young men as a whole. The "tough guy" act. Callie1979 10 hrs ago #6

I like your use of quotes around "tough guy" Redleg 8 hrs ago #16

Yep, he's WEAK; he proves that every time he's around a REAL tough guy. Callie1979 5 hrs ago #18

and - if you EVER had any truck with Sean (Diddy) Combs ... stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #8

Wut? leftstreet 10 hrs ago #2

The linked article blames Democrats eom GusBob 10 hrs ago #4

From the actual article: (not the middleman Taegan Goddard's summary): Celerity 2 hrs ago #20

There are a few things Dems need to be warned about Callie1979 10 hrs ago #5

What do you want them to do? Keepthesoulalive 10 hrs ago #7

the numbers dropped off - even for the 24 election - and that's just plain facts - - - - - - - - -(nt)- stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #9

It doesn't matter Keepthesoulalive 10 hrs ago #10

I completely agree with the first part of that formula stopdiggin 10 hrs ago #11

I'm saying black people have done all they can Keepthesoulalive 9 hrs ago #13

and I'm saying, turning your back on Democrats and the party stopdiggin 6 hrs ago #17

No one is turning their back on the party. Keepthesoulalive 3 hrs ago #19

"No one is turning their back .." Umm? EXACTLY what this OP and thread is about .. ? stopdiggin 2 hrs ago #21

I'm sure we will Keepthesoulalive 2 hrs ago #22

Dems MUST move left on economics biocube 9 hrs ago #12

You must include everyone Keepthesoulalive 9 hrs ago #14

It's This Ridiculous 'Bro Culture NEOH 9 hrs ago #15