'A stronghold of the Democratic Party': How older Black voters could propel Biden to victory
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NBC) Oglatha Ingram takes the potential hazards of the coronavirus seriously but she has no reservations about waiting in line to vote in the presidential election.
"I think America's integrity is at stake," said Ingram, 67, a social worker in Pennsylvania. She said she plans to wear two masks to cast an in-person ballot for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Black voters are expected to vote for Biden over President Donald Trump by about an 80-point margin, according to polling estimates. But political analysts say Black voters over age 65 in particular are expected to play a pivotal role in deciding Biden's fate.
"Black older voters are truly the stronghold the Democratic Party has in terms of consistency, reliability and turnout," said Chryl Laird, an assistant professor of political science at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. ..............(more)
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