Campaign Advising

Consider our history. Our forebears arrived in 1619, but we weren’t permitted to fully participate in the political process until 1965. Absent access to the ballot, we were reduced to chattel, and second-class citizenship in post-bellum America. For roughly 350 years (1619-1965), many Black folks died for the franchise, including those who went to war for it. We mention this to highlight the historical import of the ballot to the Black community. In the current moment, the ballot is the best way for us to arrest the anti-democratic, racist forces that have dominated American life for the last 10-plus years. As our research suggests, the Black community responds to racial threat by turning out, supporting Democrats, in swing states in 2020:

• Black voters constituted more than their share of the electorate.
• Black voters also constituted more than their share of Democratic voters.
• Black voters were a crucial component of Biden’s win in 2020.

In short, if we know why the Black community turned out in 2020, we can do the same for your campaign.