Yet he isn’t all that impressed with Obama, the nation’s first Black president, nor Harris, who would be the second.
“He’s only gaining support with Black men.”Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young Black men.
At a pair of rallies in Tucson and Las Vegas in recent days, Obama drew thousands of cheering supporters, though the turnout among young Black men appeared sparse.
He came to hear Obama speak and as he stood in line for the event on campus, he said he didn’t see Obama as a figure who would be especially influential with young Black men.
Trump is a white 78-year-old, but he possesses a “charisma” that some younger Black men find appealing, he added.
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