{"id":112866,"date":"2024-10-11T09:47:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T02:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112866"},"modified":"2024-10-11T09:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T02:47:48","slug":"obama-in-blunt-terms-tells-black-men-to-get-over-their-reluctance-to-support-harris-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112866","title":{"rendered":"Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27657\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5484;&#10;        --source-height: 3656;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5484x3656+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fb4%2Fce7d33ef44789b52c4c1f787609e%2Fgettyimages-21771119132.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5484x3656+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fb4%2Fce7d33ef44789b52c4c1f787609e%2Fgettyimages-21771119132.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5484x3656+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fb4%2Fce7d33ef44789b52c4c1f787609e%2Fgettyimages-21771119132.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5484x3656+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fb4%2Fce7d33ef44789b52c4c1f787609e%2Fgettyimages-21771119132.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5484x3656+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fb4%2Fce7d33ef44789b52c4c1f787609e%2Fgettyimages-21771119132.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Harris in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Prior to the rally, Obama made a special plea to Black men who have been hesitant to support Harris.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5484x3656+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2Fb4%2Fce7d33ef44789b52c4c1f787609e%2Fgettyimages-21771119132.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Harris in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Prior to the rally, Obama made a special plea to Black men who have been hesitant to support Harris.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Ryan Collerd\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Ryan Collerd\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama on Thursday had a blunt message to Black men: get behind Vice President Harris and get out to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Obama made a surprise stop at a Pittsburgh campaign field office ahead of a rally in the city \u2014 where his party has been working hard to make gains in a race where polls show a razor-thin race between Harris and former President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Recent polls show Trump has made inroads with Black male voters. Obama, the first Black president, said he wanted to &#8220;speak some truths&#8221; about that.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27633-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-16261\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/14\/g-s1-16261\/young-black-voters-generation-democrats-conservative-trump-harris-gen-z-millennials\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/14\\\/g-s1-16261\\\/young-black-voters-generation-democrats-conservative-trump-harris-gen-z-millennials&quot;}\"><picture><source 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src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2857x2857+714+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F00%2F8feb32734a54b5ad79f05ed34241%2Fap24178754012456.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2857x2857+714+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F00%2F8feb32734a54b5ad79f05ed34241%2Fap24178754012456.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Participants speak during an event June 26, in Atlanta, hosted by the Donald Trump campaign billed as a \" black=\"\" american=\"\" business=\"\" leaders=\"\" round=\"\" table=\"\" at=\"\" rocky=\"\" barber=\"\" shop=\"\" in=\"\" advance=\"\" of=\"\" a=\"\" presidential=\"\" debate=\"\" between=\"\" president=\"\" joe=\"\" biden=\"\" and=\"\" republican=\"\" candidate=\"\" former=\"\" donald=\"\" trump.=\"\" from=\"\" left=\"\" are=\"\" lobbyist=\"\" rufus=\"\" montgomery=\"\" radio=\"\" host=\"\" shelley=\"\" wynter=\"\" rep.=\"\" wesley=\"\" hunt=\"\" r-texas=\"\" marc=\"\" kd=\"\" boyd=\"\" founder=\"\" helping=\"\" empower=\"\" youth=\"\" byron=\"\" donalds=\"\" r-fla.=\"\" jones=\"\" owner=\"\" ben=\"\" carson=\"\" secretary=\"\" housing=\"\" urban=\"\" development=\"\" latron=\"\" price=\"\" manager=\"\" westside=\"\" community=\"\" market=\"\" llc.=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-27633-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy understanding, based on reports I&#8217;m getting from campaigns and communities, is that we have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>That lack of enthusiasm for Harris, he said, \u201cseems to be more pronounced with the brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He chided voters who were voting for Trump or not casting a vote at all.<\/p>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESG-S1-27633-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you are thinking about sitting out?\u201d he said. \u201cPart of it makes me think \u2014 and I&#8217;m speaking to men directly \u2014 part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren&#8217;t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you&#8217;re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obama said, \u201cwomen in our lives have been getting our backs this entire time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we get in trouble and the system isn\u2019t working for us, they\u2019re the ones out there marching and protesting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-27633-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket 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pain and joy that comes from those experiences,\u201d adding that Harris, who is Black and Asian American, is focused on policy that will benefit Black communities, such as affordable housing and health care. \u201cAnd on the other side, you have someone who has consistently shown disregard, not just for the communities, but for you as a person.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" 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