New Op-ed from Our Voice, Our Vote Executive Director Sena Mohammed: “Black voters in Arizona could be the reason Kamala Harris wins in 2024”

Phoenix, Ariz. ( Nov. 2, 2024)—On Saturday, Nov. 1, Democracy Docket published an op-ed authored by Our Voice, Our Vote Arizona Executive Director Sena Mohammed that calls attention to the significant voting power of the Black community in Arizona. Mohammed encourages Black voters in the state to embrace the power they have in this election and urges candidates not to take their votes for granted.  

Some key excerpts from the op-ed are below. Read the full piece on Democracy Docket’s website.

“Pundits and politicians have, in recent years, spent a lot of time talking about the Black vote in Georgia and the Latinx vote in Arizona. Rarely do they focus on the Latinx vote in Georgia and the Black vote in Arizona — but they should. Yes, winning votes is a numbers game and candidates want to target the largest groups in every state — but let’s not forget that Biden won Arizona in 2020 by 10,457 votes. There are more than 20 times that many Black voters in Arizona — enough to win the state by a landslide. With Kamala Harris facing the closest presidential race in 60 years, Democrats can’t afford to overlook the power of Black Arizonans.”

“Nationally, Black Americans have some of the highest voter turnout rates of any demographic — and in recent years, that’s also been true in Arizona. There are more Black elected officials holding public office in Arizona today than ever before, largely because Black voters turned out in record numbers in 2020.”

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“Black voters are fired up to elect the first Black woman president, but our votes aren’t given, they’re earned — and Democrats still need to earn them.”

“Is it a coincidence that 2020 was a record year for Black voter turnout in Arizona? I doubt it. Analysis shows that increased Black voter participation from 2016 to 2020 tipped the scales in Biden’s favor, delivering nearly three times the votes needed to win the battleground state. My message to Black Arizonans is: Your vote has more power than you realize. To our candidates, my advice is: Recognize it.”

To learn more about Our Voice, Our Vote Arizonas’ efforts to turn out votes for the 2024 election, please visit https://www.ourvoiceourvote.us/programs

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Our Voice Our Vote Arizona PAC is a state and federal political action committee committed to electing values-aligned, pro-Black community advancement, candidates to local, state, and federal office.