Keller: Donald Trump Saying Kamala Harris "Happened To Turn Black" Likely Won't Change Voters' Opinions Of Him

By Jon Keller, CBS Boston

August 1, 2024

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global.

BOSTON - Former President Donald Trump came to the National Association of Black Journalists' convention in Chicago Wednesday hoping to improve on his 12% share of the Black vote last time around.

And if he had stayed focused on the economic anxiety that has helped boost his Black support to nearly 20% in some polls - "I want to bring down prices, bring down costs," he said - this might have been a productive outing. But journalist Rachel Scott, one of three moderators of the discussion, insisted on addressing what she called the elephant in the room.

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