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Across the country, Black voters are turning out in huge numbers. The stakes this year are especially high, they say, and nothing less than their health and safety is on the ballot. https://cnn.it/31M916F
▪︎ More than 601,000 Black Americans in Georgia have already voted, compared with about 286,240 two weeks before the 2016 election, according to data company Catalist.
▪︎ About 192,775 have voted so far in Maryland, up from 18,430 in 2016. https://cnn.it/37JgtDa
▪︎ About 192,775 have voted so far in Maryland, up from 18,430 in 2016. https://cnn.it/37JgtDa
▪︎ And in California, more than 303,145 have voted, up from over 106,360 in 2016. https://cnn.it/37JgtDa
Black voters tell CNN:
▪︎ they're worried about racial injustice and police brutality
▪︎ they feel devalued by Trump, who has hesitated to condemn White supremacy
▪︎ they fear losing health benefits if SCOTUS overturns the Affordable Care Act https://cnn.it/37JgtDa
▪︎ they're worried about racial injustice and police brutality
▪︎ they feel devalued by Trump, who has hesitated to condemn White supremacy
▪︎ they fear losing health benefits if SCOTUS overturns the Affordable Care Act https://cnn.it/37JgtDa
Some prominent Black Republicans, including Sen. Tim Scott and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Jay Cameron, have sung Trump's praises. But Gallup polling over the summer found 87% of Black Americans disapproved of his job as President. https://cnn.it/37JgtDa
The 2008 election for Barack Obama "was for change and making history. This election is for saving the US," voter Dave Richards says. "The racial divide that is going on, we need someone who is going to be a leader for everyone, not just their base." https://cnn.it/37JgtDa
