Kamala Harris makes a push to energize Black voters. Will it work?

Diane Rehm: On My Mind

Does Kamala Harris have a Black voter problem?

For nearly four decades Black voters have been among the most consistent voting bloc for Democrats. Yet recent polling suggests that support may not be quite as reliable as it was in the past, particularly among Black men.

This week Harris made a push to stop the bleeding, talking to Black radio hosts and announcing policy proposals directly targeting the Black community.

“The path to victory for the Harris campaign has always been boosting turnout among base voters,” says Maya King, politics reporter with the New York Times. And because the race for president is so close, she adds, “if she’s underperforming with any corner of that bloc it is sort of an emergency situation.”

Maya King joins Diane to talk about Harris’s current focus on Black voters and whether it will work.