Former President Barack Obama on Oct. 10 addressed concerns among black men who are hesitant to support the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting such hesitancy is because Harris is a woman.
Obama made his first surrogate appearance during the 2024 election at a rally in Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, where he compared Harris to her rival—the Republican presidential nominee and Obama’s successor, former President Donald Trump—and urged supporters to turn out to vote.
Before the rally, Obama visited a “Black Voters for Harris” event in East Liberty, Pennsylvania, where he spoke directly to black men—a demographic that is increasingly supporting Trump, according to recent polls….