RUSH TRANSCRIPT African Americans ░░░░░░░░ election watchers are intently ░░░░░░░░ at what black voters ░░░░░░░░ be doing in the ░░░░░░░░ future President Biden has ░░░░░░░░ for weeks to shore ░░░░░░░░ their support which has ░░░░░░░░ wavering according to polls ░░░░░░░░ us now is Cornell ░░░░░░░░ Brooks Of the end ░░░░░░░░ lacp also an attorney ░░░░░░░░ and professor at the ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy school cornel Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for sharing ░░░░░░░░ of your afternoon with ░░░░░░░░ At this point It ░░░░░░░░ not just one poll ░░░░░░░░ it s a series ░░░░░░░░ polls that have President ░░░░░░░░ performing better among black ░░░░░░░░ and just about any ░░░░░░░░ candidate and decades it ░░░░░░░░ a concern that the ░░░░░░░░ camp is taking seriously ░░░░░░░░ do you think that ░░░░░░░░ is winning over those ░░░░░░░░ well I first like ░░░░░░░░ note here doing better ░░░░░░░░ any Republican nominee in ░░░░░░░░ does not constitute a ░░░░░░░░ of the black vote ░░░░░░░░ majority of the black ░░░░░░░░ is overwhelmingly with President ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ important here to contrast ░░░░░░░░ and numbers by pictures ░░░░░░░░ have president former President ░░░░░░░░ appearing in a black ░░░░░░░░ without live people giving ░░░░░░░░ appearance that blind people ░░░░░░░░ in fact political prompts ░░░░░░░░ a photo op contrast ░░░░░░░░ with President Biden speaking ░░░░░░░░ Morehouse college the alma ░░░░░░░░ of Martin Luther King ░░░░░░░░ Julian Bond I contrast ░░░░░░░░ numbers that is to ░░░░░░░░ from moving his support ░░░░░░░░ in the black community ░░░░░░░░ states like Pennsylvania and ░░░░░░░░ up from the single ░░░░░░░░ to yes to double ░░░░░░░░ but low double digits ░░░░░░░░ point being here is ░░░░░░░░ poles at this point ░░░░░░░░ some volatility with do ░░░░░░░░ constitute a testament to ░░░░░░░░ popularity if you will ░░░░░░░░ Americans that s absolutely ░░░░░░░░ though for the Biden ░░░░░░░░ with margins in certain ░░░░░░░░ battleground states being so ░░░░░░░░ If Trump gets close ░░░░░░░░ 20 I mean that ░░░░░░░░ be catastrophic for Biden ░░░░░░░░ reelection hopes So how ░░░░░░░░ they turn that trend ░░░░░░░░ Important having the nwa ░░░░░░░░ and having led voter ░░░░░░░░ efforts it s important ░░░░░░░░ focus on yes securing ░░░░░░░░ support of the black ░░░░░░░░ but also ensuring that ░░░░░░░░ support translates into votes ░░░░░░░░ in other words President ░░░░░░░░ is competing not so ░░░░░░░░ with trumpism but the ░░░░░░░░ of absenteeism which is ░░░░░░░░ say he has to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the black ░░░░░░░░ turns out by making ░░░░░░░░ solid case for the ░░░░░░░░ not just what he ░░░░░░░░ done but what he ░░░░░░░░ do in a second ░░░░░░░░ For example what will ░░░░░░░░ do with respect to ░░░░░░░░ Bove you do with ░░░░░░░░ to voting rights and ░░░░░░░░ police reform and all ░░░░░░░░ the issues that animate ░░░░░░░░ inspired black vote Then ░░░░░░░░ unlike those issues that ░░░░░░░░ everybody else in terms ░░░░░░░░ turning out to the ░░░░░░░░ and casting the ballot ░░░░░░░░ s got to make ░░░░░░░░ hard case but what ░░░░░░░░ have seen is that ░░░░░░░░ is showing up Of ░░░░░░░░ media and his appearance ░░░░░░░░ black community About what ░░░░░░░░ has done Will do ░░░░░░░░ they ve been trying ░░░░░░░░ make the case yeah ░░░░░░░░ do