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New polling showing Black voter sentiment toward Donald Trump caused MSNBC's Chris Jansing to sit up and take notice Thursday.

Political strategist Cornell Belcher said the polling done by his organization, Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies, shows Donald Trump's job approval and favorability are at an all-time low with the Black community.

"I've been around doing polling for 30 years; I've never seen an official's numbers as bad as they are among Black voters, as Donald Trump's is right now," Belcher said, causing Jansing to interrupt....

The big show in Atlanta may be Thursday evening, but the days leading up to the first presidential debate have been filled with a flurry of campaign events that put on display how each side plans to win a state that narrowly backed President Joe Biden in 2020.

On the Democratic side, Republicans took centerstage on the eve of the debate and issued dire warnings about the threat to democracy if former President Donald Trump is put back in the White House.

A press conference held at the state Capitol Wednesday featured former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and former Illinois GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who have both endorsed Biden, and a former police officer, Harry Dunn, who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. ...

Atlanta, Georgia is hosting the first debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump as they battle for the White House in November

Here are five interesting things to know about the southeast state, which serves as a reflection of the political schism dividing America as a whole:

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Atlanta is the birthplace and headquarters of CNN, which is airing and moderating the first debate between the 81-year-old Democratic president and his 78-year-old Republican opponent. A second debate scheduled for September will air on ABC....

All Donald Trump needs to win back the White House is for Black voters in battleground states to steer clear of the ballot box.

Washington Post columnist Colbert King cited stark numbers of 2016, when Trump handily defeated then Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

The Black vote saw its "largest decline on record" dipping to 59.6% in 2016 from 66.6% in 2012, according to Pew Research. ...

Georgia’s attempt to remap voting districts to disenfranchise Black voters was slapped down Thursday by a federal judge, court records show.

Judge Steve Jones ruled the conservative General Assembly violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and demanded Georgia legislators create more Congressional districts with Black majorities by Dec. 8, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution was first to report.

"The evidence before this Court shows that Georgia has not reached the point where the political process has equal openness and equal opportunity for everyone," Jones wrote in his 516-page decision. "Accordingly, the Court issues this Order to ensure that Georgia continues to move toward equal openness and equal opportunity for everyone to participate in the electoral system."...

Republicans in Alabama have passed a new congressional map that is reportedly being criticized for defying U.S. Supreme Court precedent created to protect minority voters.

The new map is being called out for being unlawful, according to a Friday Reuters report.

"Civil rights groups have already vowed to challenge the new map in court, a month after the Supreme Court ruled that the state's previous district lines marginalized the state's sizable Black population in violation of the Voting Rights Act," Josephine Walker and Joseph Ax reported for Reuters....