CNN data guru Harry Enten has warned the Democrats that their presidential nominee Kamala Harris is “struggling” among black and Latino voters in the Sun Belt.
Enten, CNN’s senior political data reporter, noted that Harris is far behind the support President Joe Biden had “among voters of color” in 2020.
During a Monday appearance on “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Enten cited NYT/Sienna polling.
The poll shows that President Donald Trump is leading Harris in the Sun Belt battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina.
Both Arizona and Georgia fell to Biden in 2020.
What’s more, Harris is trailing Biden’s numbers with Hispanic and black voters in the region.
“I think this is really interesting,” Enten said.
He showed a breakdown of support for Harris today compared to support for Biden in 2020 in the three Sun Belt states.
“Hispanic voters, four years ago, Joe Biden won that vote 66% in the Sun Belt,” he said.
“Look at where we are now, Kamala Harris at just 52%, so Kamala Harris struggling among Hispanic voters.
“Donald Trump doing considerably better than he did 4 years ago.”
“How about black voters?” Enten continued.
“Kamala Harris, again, leading here by a significant margin, right?
“She‘s getting 83% of that vote, but that is significantly short of Joe Biden‘s 92%.”
“So the bottom line is, in the Sun Belt, which is much more diverse than the northern battleground states up in the Great Lakes, Kamala Harris is struggling among voters of color,” he added.
Enten also highlighted how, among Sun Belt voters, 31% are most concerned about the economy/inflation, 16% about immigration, and another 16% about abortion.
He observed that the first two of these issues are “great for Donald Trump.”
Tapper asked what would happen if Trump maintained his advantage in the Sun Belt while Harris maintained her hold on the less diverse blue wall states up north.
“Oh my goodness, look how close this race is,” Enten replied.
“276 electoral votes to Donald Trump’s 262 because she carries these Great Lake battleground states, even if she loses in North Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona.
“But the bottom line is this, Mr. Tapper, this race is way too close to call based upon the polling that I currently see.”
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