Kamala Harris’s ‘Unseen Black Men’ Problem

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a watch party of her iHeart radio conversation at Cred Cafe in Detroit, Mich., October 15, 2024.

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During the Democratic National Convention in August, a couple dozen attendees shuffled into a conference room inside a Hyatt Regency for a seminar on “Unseen Black Men” and “How to Reach Them.”

Morale in the room was low. Even during Democrats’ post-Biden-dropout honeymoon, black Democratic activists and convention attendees were still worried about young black men staying home on Election Day rather than pulling the lever for Kamala Harris.

Audrey Fahlberg

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Audrey Fahlberg

Audrey Fahlberg was a politics reporter for National Review.

Brittany Bernstein

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Brittany Bernstein

Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.

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