After President-elect Joe Biden declared victory over Donald Trump on Saturday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris reaffirmed that Black women were the “backbone” behind their election.
Recent data from exit polls conducted by Edison Research indicate nearly nine in 10 Black women said they voted for Biden, while eight in 10 Black men said they voted for the former vice president. Meanwhile, about seven in 10 Latina women said they voted for Biden, compared to about six in 10 Latino men.
Democrats lost ground with white voters as more than half of white women voted for Trump, The Washington Post reports.
On Monday, Sen. Harris wrote a tweet expressing her gratitude for Black women who have supported Biden and the Democratic party as fervently as any block of voters in the country.
“I want to speak directly to the Black women in our country. Thank you. You are too often overlooked, and yet are asked time and again to step up and be the backbone of our democracy. We could not have done this without you,” she wrote.
I want to speak directly to the Black women in our country. Thank you. You are too often overlooked, and yet are asked time and again to step up and be the backbone of our democracy. We could not have done this without you.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 9, 2020
Over the weekend, the president-elect thanked his supporters in the Black community during his victory speech.
“You’ve always had my back, and I’ll have yours,” Biden said.
Biden and Harris’ sentiments reverberated throughout social media as celebrities and athletes joined thousands of people celebrating the efforts of Black women.
Source: There’s Finally A Wave Of Gratitude For Black Women And It’s Because Of The 2020 Election
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