New York Times columnist Charles Blow said he was devastated by exit polls showing President Trump increasing his share of votes among black men and other minorities from 2016.
“This is so personally devastating to me: the black male vote for Trump INCREASED from 13% in 2016 to 18% this year. The black female vote for Trump doubled from 4% in 2016 to 8% this year,” Blow tweeted, accompanied by exit polling data from the New York Times.
This is so personally devastating to me: the black male vote for Trump INCREASED from 13% in 2016 to 18% this year. The black female vote for Trump doubled from 4% in 2016 to 8% this year. pic.twitter.com/PvIM26Pz19
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) November 4, 2020
“Also, the percentage of Latinos and Asians voting for Trump INCREASED from 2016, according to exit polls. Yet more evidence that we can’t depend on the ‘browning of America’ to dismantle white supremacy and erase anti-blackness,” he added.
Also, the percentage of Latinos and Asians voting for Trump INCREASED from 2016, according to exit polls. Yet more evidence that we can’t depend on the “browning of America” to dismantle white supremacy and erase anti-blackness. pic.twitter.com/yiHDpFdRXB
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) November 4, 2020
Trump’s Florida win was boosted due to Latino voters in the state casting ballots for the incumbent candidate. NBC News reported that 55% of Cuban Americans voted in Florida for Trump, along with 30% of Puerto Ricans and 48% of “other Latinos.”
“There’s never been anything like it to support our incredible movement. We won states that we weren’t expected to win. Florida, we didn’t win it. We won it by a lot,” Trump said during his election night speech.
“So, Florida was a tremendous victory: 377,000 votes,” he added.
Blow also turned his attention to the gay and lesbian vote, lamenting that the demographic doubled its votes for Trump compared to 2016, leading him to say that minority gay and lesbian voters “don’t really trust the white gays.”
“Also, the percentage of LGBT voting for Trump doubled from 2016. DOUBLED!!! This is why LGBT people of color don’t really trust the white gays. Yes, I said what I said. Period,” he added.
“Also, once again, exit polls show a majority of white women voting for Trump. (Important note: Pew analysis of actual votes in 2016 showed that it wasn’t a majority but was a plurality.),” Blow added in another tweet.
Also, once again, exit polls show a majority of white women voting for Trump. (Important note: Pew analysis of actual votes in 2016 showed that it wasn’t a majority but was a plurality.)
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) November 4, 2020
No winner for the presidential election has been called, with several swing states, such as Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, not declaring a winner as of Wednesday afternoon.
