Black Women Worry America’s Not Ready to Elect One of Them

Within hours of Kamala Harris entering the race for president, thousands of Black women threw their support behind her, with many vowing to go door-to-door to get her elected and to fundraise on her behalf. A new Cut survey of 1,200 Black women reflected that strong support for the vice-president, with 76 percent agreeing that Harris is the right person to replace President Joe Biden and 77 percent saying they believe Harris is the candidate most likely to beat Trump.
But they’re split on the question of whether Americans actually are ready to send a Black woman to the White House. Nearly two-thirds say concerns about the country not being ready to elect a Black woman are true or fair, while 37 percent believe those concerns are exaggerated. Younger Black women ages 18 to 34 are more likely to agree with concerns that Americans are not ready to elect a Black woman.

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