Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024
Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024
Summary:
Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned about a possible drop in Black voter turnout for the 2024 presidential election, according to party insiders. The worries arise from a 10% decrease in Black voter turnout in the 2022 midterms compared to 2018, a more substantial decline than any other racial or ethnic group, as per a Washington Post analysis. The decline was particularly significant among younger and male Black voters in crucial states like Georgia, where Democrats aim to mobilize Black voter support for President Biden in 2024.
The Democratic party has acknowledged the need to bolster their outreach efforts to this demographic. W. Mondale Robinson, founder of the Black Male Voter Project, highlighted the need for Democrats to refocus their attention on Black male voters, who have shown lower levels of engagement. In response, Biden's team has pledged to communicate more effectively about the benefits that the Black community has reaped under Biden's administration, according to Cedric L. Richmond, a senior advisor at the Democratic National Committee.
However, Black voter advocates have identified deep-seated issues affecting Black voter turnout. Many Black men reportedly feel detached from the political process and uninspired by both parties' policies. Terrance Woodbury, CEO of HIT Strategies, a polling firm, suggests that the Democratic party's focus on countering Trump and Republican extremism doesn't motivate younger Black men as much as arguments focused on policy benefits. Concerns are growing within the party that if they fail to address these issues, disenchanted Black voters might either abstain or, potentially, be swayed by Republican messaging on certain key issues.
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Pay very close attention to the fact that they are using races for voter projections.
Take that information as you will.
how do you take that information?
They are trying to appeal to certain races for votes rather than appeal to everyone.
Your race doesn't matter, your nationality does. We are all Americans, this isn't what MLK fought and died for, quite the opposite actually.
Trying to gain the favor of a certain race is the same idea as "equal but separate", it's nothing but a crock of shit. There is no "us vs them" in the race department of politics.
so there are no marginalized communities then?
That is unrelated to what I said.
To put in perspective what I said, here are two quotes:
"If you don't vote for me, you ain't black!"
"I don’t want my children to grow up in a jungle, a racial jungle."
Both of these quotes are said by the same person. Despite this, people still voted for this person, due to the racially motivated hype. This is a man who is not even black himself, who is he to judge who is and isn't black? Last we heard, he didn't want his children "growing up in a racial jungle".
On a federal level, there are no marginalized groups because it was ruled unconstitutional, but even on a state level I really don't see this being a case. For reference, I live in what was (in the past) considered to be the most racist state (currently a red state, mind you) in the entire US.
As a extreme minority myself (there are less than 10 million american indians living worldwide) living in a state where black people are the majority (66%), I do not see any community being marginalized here. Yes there are poor minorities here, but many of us live very comfortably to say the least.
I'll leave it off with this: categorizing a race by a political group is never, EVER, done with good intentions. The only thing that has ever come from it are groups like the KKK, the Nazis, and the Black Panther Party. One of the keys to success is unity and equality, catering to a single race is not those things, and giving power to a single race is literally (LITERALLY) the real world implementation of racism.
Edit: added (in the past)