Black early voting turnout falls in key battleground states

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Black early voting turnout falls in key battleground states

Early voting turnout for black voters in key battleground states has fallen from 2012, The New York Times reported Tuesday.


In North Carolina, where presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (D) and Donald Trump (R) are in a tight race, black turnout is down 16 percent from this point in 2012, while white turnout is up 15 percent.

And in Florida, black voters’ share of the early voting turnout is 15 percent, 10 points lower than it was in 2012. Clinton and Trump are also locked in a tight race in that state.

The drop in early voting comes after black turnout soared in President Obama's two electoral wins.

Electing the first black president in U.S. history in 2008 and securing his reelection four years later inspired heavy turnout among black voters in both elections.

Clinton is also popular with black voters, but she does not appear to be inspiring the level of enthusiasm and support that was behind Obama.

Black early voting turnout falls in key battleground states

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Hillary is the wrong color

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