Fellow, American Statecraft Program, @CarnegieEndow; PhD, @michiganstateu; Researching Black American opinion on US foreign policy

Washington, DC
Joined May 2022
4/Regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict, White and Hispanic Americans are far more polarized than Black Americans on the issue of pushing Israel towards a ceasefire and hostage exchange.
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3/ On Ukraine, 64% of White Harris supporters back military aid to Ukraine regains lost territory, compared to just 34% of Black Harris supporters. Black Harris supporters views align more with White and Black Trump supporters.
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2/Key findings: On immigration, Harris supporters are the most supportive of legal status for undocumented immigrants. Among Trump supporters, Hispanic voters were more support for this than their Black or White counterparts.
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1/My latest @CarnegieEndow piece based on findings from an August 2024 survey with @YouGov is out now. While Americans views toward foreign policy challenges are largely mediated by political affiliation, there are political disagreements along racial lines within each party.
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The level of importance assigned to these issues varied across racial groups. Black voters (48 %) ranked climate change as their top foreign policy concern, while Hispanic (51%) and White (52%) respondents prioritized immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. 4/5
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Among undecided voters, a significant minority preferred Trump regarding relations with China, the Israel-Hamas war, immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, and the Russia-Ukraine war. In contrast, Harris was favored on climate change. 3/5
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This morning I spoke with @CNN's Victor Blackwell about the Black community’s attitudes toward the Israel-Gaza war, and how President Biden’s handling of the conflict could potentially impact his bid for reelection.
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Unsurprisingly, it is the younger generation of Black churchgoers that are expressing their discontent with Biden's handling of the conflict.
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Check out my latest piece with the @CarnegieEndow. Black Americans vote primarily on economic and racial issues, however, they want elected officials that have a common-sense approach to U.S. foreign policy. carnegieendowment.org/2023/0…
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"In fact, a vast majority of African Americans polled expressed either “very favorable” or “somewhat favorable” views of the U.S. military.” (8/9)
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