Post Reports The conservative group courting young Black voters
Nov 18, 2025
Samantha Sherry, a Features reporter for The Washington Post, shares insights from Blexit's visit to Howard University during homecoming, revealing mixed student reactions ranging from protests to interest in financial literacy. Sabrina Rodriguez, a national politics reporter, discusses the rising share of Black voters supporting Trump in 2024 and the Republican Party's strategic outreach efforts. They explore the potential longevity of these shifts and the appeal of conservative messaging among young Black voters.
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Blexit’s Mission And Campus Strategy
- Blexit promotes a "Black exit" from the Democratic Party, emphasizing economic independence and rejecting a "victim" narrative.
- It merged with Turning Point USA and aims to create campus chapters to recruit young Black conservatives.
Quiet Campus Outreach At Howard
- At Howard, Blexit sent Stephen Davis who quietly interviewed students without obvious branding and filmed conversations.
- He asked low-key questions about entrepreneurship and economic leadership rather than overt partisan arguments.
Mixed Student Reactions
- Some Howard students felt upset and saw the timing during homecoming as strategic and provocative.
- Other students, like Sam Mahmoud Alhassan, praised conversations about financial literacy and entrepreneurship.