CNN Host Asks Jim Clyburn If Harris’ Declining Support From Young Black Voters Spells Trouble For Dem ‘Coalition’

CNN correspondent Danny Freeman asked Democratic South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn on Friday if the Democratic coalition is entering deep water among young black voters.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ holds a 55-point lead against Republican nominee Donald Trump among black voters under the age of 60, which lags behind President Joe Biden’s 71-point lead among the same demographic in 2020, according to a CNN/SSRS poll from Thursday. Clyburn denied that the decreasing support among young black voters indicates trouble for the Democratic Party, expressing optimism that Harris will win over 95% of the vote among that demographic.

“So when you’re looking at this generational divide … do you fear that this could be a sign of a larger, longer-term problem for the Democratic coalition if they’re losing the support of younger black voters, particularly black men?” Freeman asked.

“I don’t know that we’re losing support with younger black men, I talk to them all the time,” Clyburn said. “I hang out on HBCU campuses. I deal with the youth council of the NAACP all across this country. We are having an issue connecting with these young people where they hang out. They don’t hang out the way us older people used to hang out. We have to meet people where they are. So I think that we’re beginning to see is that Kamala Harris is doing great job of now with digital connection, which needs to be done if you’re gonna get to these young people and I think that’s going to improve.”

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Trump performs best among black voters under the age of 40 with 22% support, according to the CNN poll. The former president has been improving among black voters