Tolliver on Magic Johnson: You Have a Basketball and a Political Icon, One of the ‘Most Popular Dem in the Nation’ Come Out There for Harris

RUSH EXCERPT:
TOLLIVER: "When it comes to campaign surrogates, this is the gold standard right here. You have a basketball icon and a political icon who just happens to still be one of the most popular, if not the most popular Democrat in the nation come out there for Kamala Harris. In the clip you just played of Magic Johnson, directly speaking to black men and directly asking them to vote. Calling out some of the broken promises from Donald Trump. That is going to be critical in reaching an audience that commonly Harris might not have reached already you talk about men and black men specifically. I cannot help but think about the role of sexism in politics, which is alive and well, unfortunately. But having surrogates like Magic Johnson and former president Barack Obama should help begin to cut through that and engage these audiences so that they can begin to lend their voice in support of the vice president’s campaign."