you ve got cnn s new polling among black voters, biden polling at 36% versus 24% for kamala harris, washington post abc has new polling out. it shows biden beats donald trump in hypothetical matchup by 10 points, harris beats him by 2. harris said over the weekend she s glad to hear biden issue that apology but says, quote, there s still a point of disagreement between he and i, and that remains the issue of busing. it sounds like she s going to keep pressing on this? she s 100% going to keep pressing. senator harris sees her path to the nomination as going through those black voters that vice president biden has enjoyed a reservoir of support but we don t know how long and how deep that support is. when you look at those numbers that she cited, it s not as if those numbers were better. we ve seen a debate erode at that, comments erode at that. he continues to characterize his record on criminal justice and busing in ways that invite
it really was puzzling why it took more than two and a half weeks for the vice president to issue that apology if he felt the situation merited an apology. arlett is certainly write, there did seem to be a strategic element to where he rolled out the apology. you saw the applause that greeted the vice president when he did say he was sorry, if the words caused pain. this is a place where the african-american vote is critical. the former vice president has a deep reservoir of support among these voters. former president obama is a beloved figure. and biden still does lead in polling in south carolina, so it did seem to be a very deliberate reason to roll out that apology in a place where the voters would appreciate it. and also if you read some of the comments from the voters who attended that event, they aligned a lot with the former vice president on the defense of his own record. they said look at his record, not what he said. that s true. it is interesting when you look at the p