Personal touchCliff Albright, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, said voter outreach posed challenges -- even before the outbreak. Black Voters Matter helped drive the black turnout in Alabama that proved pivotal to Democrat Doug Jones' upset in the 2017 special election for the US Senate. "Very few people saw Joe Biden as the most exciting candidate in the Democratic primary," he said. A surefire way to energize black voters, said James: Pick a vice presidential nominee who will excite them. Black men as key targetIt's not just outreach to older black voters that preoccupies activists.

Source: CNN May 16, 2020 13:52 UTC