Four years after Donald Trump lost Georgia by less than 12,000 votes, presidential election polls show the former present ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the Peach State.
In fact, Quinnipiac poll results released Wednesday showed Trump leading Harris 52% to 45% in the state.
One reason for Trump's improved showing, based on months of public polling, is some Black men having moved to support the former president.
While watching former President Bill Clinton speak on Harris' behalf at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Joseph Parker, 72, told Politico that he would be voting for a GOP presidential candidate for the first time.
"Trump’s a man of his word. What he says he’s gonna do, he does," Parker told the outlet. "And everything is so high now — groceries high, clothes, everything, gas. And four years ago, it wasn’t that high. And so people see the difference in Kamala Harris and Trump, and they want some of what they had four years ago. And I do, too."
Arthur Beauford, a 28-year-old from Marietta, Georgia, told Politico he’ll vote for Trump, despite his family members being "Democrat, all the way."
"I’m not necessarily the biggest fan of Trump," Beauford said, "but I’ll definitely take Trump over Harris."
Samuel Kem, a 25-year-old Black voter from Kennesaw, said he’ll vote for Trump after voting for Biden in 2020.
"I wouldn’t say he’s perfect or anything," Kem told Politico of Trump. "He will get the job done. He’s very talented in, like, diplomatic relations with other countries with mutual respect."
Both Trump and Harris have been trying to appeal to Black voters.
Trump on Truth Social said Black communities face political marginalization due to the influx of illegal immigrants permitted by the Biden-Harris administration.
"Kamala's support is collapsing with Black voters. Inflation is hell. Worse, their cities are being used as illegal alien dumping grounds. If Kamala gets 4 more years, the Black Community loses its political power forever because their neighborhoods will all be majority migrant," Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social.
Harris warned Tuesday that Trump would try to “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men nationwide as she promised to push for legislation to address discriminatory law enforcement practices.
She also said she was open to reparations, a concept aimed at making amends for the atrocities of slavery and to reduce the persistent wealth gap among Blacks.