Maryland governor says Dems must earn support of Black voters as Trump sees surge in polls: 'Not monolithic'

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AUSTIN, Texas - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has a message for fellow Democrats as polls show one of their most loyal voting blocs is increasingly rallying behind former President Trump.

Trump has seen increased support among Black voters since he ran in 2016. A recent New York Times/Siena poll, for example, shows Trump earning 17% support from that voting bloc, a 10-point increase from its poll taken in September 2020.

In an interview with Fox News Digital at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival, Moore was asked about Trump's inroads with Black voters and whether Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats broadly should be concerned.

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"I think you got to go earn support from every voter. And I think that is especially true amongst Black voters," Moore told Fox News Digital. "Black voters and in our groups are not monolithic. They're not going to go with a person because of their political affiliation. They're not gonna go with somebody because of what they look like. You got to go earn their support. And I think it becomes really important that we stress on issues of importance to members of the Black community when you're talking about things like access to work and wages and wealth."

Moore touted Harris' "opportunity economy" proposals as something that could