One of the draws to Stacey Abrams is her strong voting rights record, particularly regarding turnout among black people.
by about 3 points. Data from Georgia has been scant, but Real Clear Politics polling averages have Trump up on Biden in the state. They also show, however, that the president's approval rating in the state is underwater."I think George Floyd's murder on the viral video is likely going to push white women to say that there should be a black woman vice president even at the expense of someone like [Sen. Amy] Klobuchar," Brown said.
Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed by law enforcement on Memorial Day in Minneapolis. Research shows that white women respond emotionally to "humanitarian causes" like the Black Lives Matter movement, Purdue's Brown said, and are likelier to support a black woman candidate in this moment because of it.Other black women mentioned as candidates include Harris and Florida Rep. Val Demings.
But in a presidential election, voters have historically been driven to the polls by the candidate at the top of the ticket, not their running mate, according to William Hatcher, associate professor of political science at Augusta University. He added that most of the research was done before the Trump era, so it's possible that the selection matters more now.
Biden's campaign, which is expected to announce a running mate by early August, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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