Chris Towler

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With a sample of ~330+ Black voters (estimated 21% of Dem primary voters w/N=1600 survey), Crockett clearly dominates among both Black men & women.

A good # of Black voters (47%) still don’t know much about Talarico, but he’s gonna have to match Crockett’s fire to win them over.

This is the message RIGHT HERE! The #BlackVoterProject has tested messages about Trump as racist & anti-Black for YEARS. And, guess what, those messages work & are POWERFUL (esp w/Black people who are the targets)!

So, although polls right now have small samples, no surprise at her Black voter #s.

Let’s unpack “Jasmine Crockett is abandoning her constituents”.

Are you saying Jasmine Crockett should only be advocating for her Black constituents?

And if so, why wasn’t there any concern for her Black constituents when Abbott/Trump disenfranchised them by erasing their district?

I don’t think this is a hard one…any Trump voters who don’t already regret their choice in 2024 are likely hard-core MAGA who are NEVER going to vote for a Democrat anyway, let alone a Black woman. That shouldn’t be the goal.

The strategy EVERYWHERE should be “go hard at Trump and don’t hold back!”

The “we” is doing A LOT of work here as it’s clear *certain* groups are less ready than others (race + gender matters too). In 2022 #BlackVoterProject research found that - while gender wasn’t the most important characteristic, behind race & age - Black voters actually PREFERRED a woman candidate.

Data from the #BlkVoterProject shows the majority (56%) of Black people have an overall negative view of Trump’s immigration/deportation policy & it’s even more negative if deporting citizens (64%).

Plus, Black people generally view immigrants in a positive way - especially if they’re Black!

Having already banged out 80% of #Project2025, the Heritage Foundation is already moving toward #Project2026 & (spoiler) it doesn’t get any better w/policy like:
- National Voting Policy: voter ID & proof of citizenship
- Federal abortion ban
- Persecution of those critical of US

Black voters have her up EIGHTY-NINE TO EIGHT!!!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Black voters want Black representation - especially Black reps who will stand up and fight for their community, which (right now) means fighting against Trump.

She’s SPOT ON. And, I’ve heard this time & again from Black voters over the last few years.

Democratic voters want their representatives to show some guts and stand up to Trump and MAGA GOP.

Plus, there needs to be no doubt at all that impeachment will be on the table in 2026-2027.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the Venn diagram of those complaining about Crockett entering the primary for TX Senate and those who were yelling for a pseudo-Dem primary when Harris became the nominee is a circle.

Here’s the deal: if you believe you beat the GOP by mobilizing low-propensity Dem voters than Crockett is clearly the candidate; if you believe you win by convincing Texans who regularly vote Republican to cross over and vote Dem in 2026, then it’s Talarico.

Pick your poison…

This made me laugh out loud 😭😭😭

Dems need to figure out how to build Black voter confidence in the party AND quick. Confidence was building w/Harris but lost steam w/her loss.

And, just when Dems seem to have grown a backbone w/the shutdown - something Black voters have been begging for, they now must to find another way.

Moreover, as I’ve made clear, Black people want a Black candidate.

But we also asked Black people what their issues priorities are for 2028 & after (1) inflation/(2) economy, the issues are a bit different than other groups as they value: (3) Health care, (4) Civil Rights, (5) Crime, & (6) Housing.

Looking back, the #BlackVoterProject asked Black people their top issue priorities before the 2024 election…and while they emphasized the economy & healthcare, they ALSO prioritized civil rights/reproductive rights AND there were noticeable differences within the Black community itself!

All the calls to #AbolishICE aren’t looking so crazy now…

More than ironic that Latino Trump approval has plummeted in this new CNN poll - Latinos are looking more like Black voters 🤔

One thing is for certain, Black approval never increased much at all as Black people easily saw through Trump/MAGA’s thinly veiled racism from the start.

I think an unwritten story of the 2025 election results is @blkprofcct.bsky.social point that turnout among Black voters—especially engaging low propensity ones— is critical to Dem electoral success.

While ZERO percent of Black voters is crazy work (curious about the sample here) this reflects Black sentiments going all the way back to the 2020 Presidential Primary where 2/3 of Black people didn’t think Buttigieg addressed issues pertaining to the Black community well at all. Little has changed…

We’re quickly returning to an era where citizenship was equivalent to “whiteness.”

And, even then, it will be depend on the perception of those in power as the SC already has precedent ruling Asian Indians ineligible for citizenship despite their Caucasian ancestry bc they didn’t fit perceptions.

I still believe the talk of “Trump fatigue” was total bs & against actual research - esp for Black voters. Biden/Harris campaign should’ve hammered home the threat Trump represented non-stop. Black turnout may have been different.

I’m NOT talking about the ambiguous “threat to democracy” rhetoric…

“I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent.”

Pretty sure I’ll be teaching Sotomayor’s words for the next few decades…

So, to rehash the last 2 months:
- No Kings protest
- Assassination of sitting state Senator & husband
- Attempted assassination of state Senator & wife
- Military style Trump parade
- LA & NY fighting ICE
- National guard & marines deployed
- Bomb Iran

Yeah, SCOTUS saw an opportunity & took it.

For anyone wondering how to close the gap…get young Black voters (esp men) out to vote at much higher rates (which will take a ton of time & $ that’s hard to find when mobilizing Black voters).

Hard to convince older gen to listen to young folks if they think they’re not voting in the first place.

Here's a great source for data & analysis of black voters powered by my brilliant brother from another mother Dr. Chris Towler @blkprofcct.bsky.social

Black Voter Project
blackvoterproject.com

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This even goes for white Dems. Although they’re more liberal on a few issues, like immigration, Black Dems consistently prioritize issues of social progress much more than white Dems (i.e. race issues, crime, educ...) & often hold the MOST progressive attitudes on equality/equity in the U.S.

Just another example of Black accomplishments being rebranded as something new & ingenious when white people do it…