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In reply to the discussion: For Biden VP, Black Democrats are torn between Harris and Warren [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)with other available data. Some of it says just the opposite of what you're claiming. And, no, it's not just "1-2 exceptions." None of the polls you cited offered any proof of your claim that black voters would be more likely to vote for Biden if Warren were on the ticket than if Harris is his running mate nor do they refute my contention that a black woman on the ticket will energize black voters in a way an all-white ticket would not.
For example, nothing you cited supports your claim that "the data shows that selecting Warren would generate increased enthusiasm and support from both Black voters and young voters, something no other potential VP choice does." A voter saying they prefer one VP candidate over another in no way proves that either candidate makes it more or less likely they'll vote for the ticket than the other. But even if they did, there is also polling that shows just the opposite and that, in fact, a black woman on the ticket would "generate increased enthusiasm and support" among black voters.
For example:
55 percent of African American voters said they would be more excited to turn out or vote for Biden if he were to pick a black woman to join his ticket, the poll showed.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/14/poll-biden-black-vp-185043
Also, some studies show that black voters are more likely to vote for a ticket that includes a minority candidate. https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/rogowski/files/fairdosi_rogowski_2015.pdf
Moreover, you claimed that "the available data does not show a suppression of Black voter turnout with Warren on the ticket; in fact, the data shows that selecting Warren would generate increased enthusiasm and support from both Black voters and young voters, something no other potential VP choice does." But since I never claimed that Warren on the ticket would suppress Black voter turnout, that claim is pointless.