Opinion: Biden’s Morehouse address was a farewell speech | CNN
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Biden suffers from double-digit defections from his 2020 Black electoral coalition, and his recent outreach is unlikely to change that, writes Shermichael Singleton.

But the Morehouse crowd, at least, understood that no matter how much Biden talks about his proximity to HBCU graduates and having worked with President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris, his policies have yet to fully meet their expectations, and while some may argue that a little progress is better than no progress at all, it begs the question for many of how long they should accept minimal change when the needs are far greater.

Democrats dismissing Biden’s bad poll numbers showcases the disconnect between wealthy Washington elites whose hubris does not allow them to understand the very real and salient experiences of many working-class Black people who feel disillusioned and often forgotten by a political class that only shows up when it’s time to vote.

Democrats are frankly delusional if they think they can take these voters’ sentiments for granted. There’s a strong chance they will not vote for Biden at the same level they did in 2020.

  • archomrade [he/him]English
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    6 months ago

    It would be quite dumb to dismiss the real possibility some of this rings true, just because it alarms us to think so.

    “Democrats dismissing Biden’s bad poll numbers showcases the disconnect between wealthy Washington elites whose hubris does not allow them to understand the very real and salient experiences of many working-class Black people who feel disillusioned and often forgotten by a political class that only shows up when it’s time to vote.”

    The sounds so much like 2016. Let’s hope ‘we can deal with your concerns after we’ve dealt with trump’ is enough to convince enough people to actually accomplish it. I think that’s a risky bet, but i’ve never been much for gambling so what do I know.