### Poll Finds Kamala Harris Maintains Strong Support Among Black Voters

A recent survey conducted by YouGov for CBS News has revealed that Kamala Harris enjoys a level of support from Black voters similar to that of Joe Biden during the 2020 election, dispelling earlier reports suggesting she was losing ground to Donald Trump. The poll, carried out between October 8 and October 11, indicates that 87 percent of Black likely voters would choose Harris, while 12 percent would opt for Trump. These figures mirror YouGov's exit poll results from 2020, in which 87 percent of Black voters reported voting for Biden and 12 percent for Trump.

The current poll's findings show a minor variation from a New York Times/Sienna College survey released last week. That earlier poll had indicated 78 percent support for Harris and 15 percent for Trump among Black voters. With the election closely contested, even slight changes in voter turnout among specific demographic groups in pivotal swing states could be decisive.

If Kamala Harris were to win, she would make history as the first female president and only the second Black individual to hold the office. Polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight currently estimates her chances of victory at 53 percent, compared to 46 percent for Trump. However, other polls suggest that Harris may not be matching Biden's 2020 appeal among non-white voters overall. An analysis by Newsweek found her support among Hispanic voters to be 56 percent, down from Biden's 59 percent four years ago.

In a speech before a rally at the University of Pittsburgh, former President Barack Obama addressed the importance of Black voter turnout. He praised Harris as "a leader who has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice and a chance." Obama expressed concern over what he described as a noticeable lack of enthusiasm compared to his own campaigns, particularly among Black men.

"Part of it makes me think, and I'm speaking to men directly, part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you're coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that," Obama said during a visit to Harris' campaign field office in Pittsburgh. He questioned whether some were considering supporting Trump, a candidate with a history of degrading behavior, as a misguided display of strength. "That's not acceptable," he concluded.