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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.

      • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        141·
        7 months ago

        So you’re sharing Republican propaganda and are just okay with that?

        • return2ozma@lemmy.worldOP
          215·
          7 months ago

          It’s not propaganda. Get out of your bubble and educate yourself on why Biden is hemorrhaging Black supporters. Then hope Biden changes by the election.

          • Untitled4774
            8·
            7 months ago

            The difference is that this isn’t a normal election, Trump has shown his hand and it’s terrifying.

            Unfortunately, any criticism of Biden, even if warranted or necessary, is seen as tacit approval or support of Trump, even if it isn’t meant in that way.

            That being said, opinion articles are almost always biased in nature, and this one is from someone in the Republican sphere and pushes an untenable idea of what is not a true sentiment about a political rival, regardless of the rest of the content.

            That’s not a great foot to start off on if you don’t want to be considered as propaganda.

          • anticolonialist@lemmy.world
            33·
            7 months ago

            We all know any changes by election day would be simple pandering with no intent of change.

            Like Biden was quoted as saying, ‘NOTHING will fundamentally change’

  • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
    51·
    7 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.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
    75·
    7 months ago

    Any vote not for Biden is a person who needs to accept their role in electing Trump. It’s binary.

    And it’s sad and it’s not fair but there’s no third option and that’s where we are today.

    • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
      3·
      7 months ago

      100% agree

      Let’s take all that “let’s not vote for Biden, and fuck up the country beyond recognition” energy

      And turn it into “let’s advocate for a better voting system so that this genocide enabling bullshit is never again the best available option, of course after we make sure in this election that we don’t destroy the country completely and fuck up our ability to fix or improve anything at all for who knows how long” energy

    • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
      111·
      7 months ago

      Sure

      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.

      I have talked enough with enough specifics about my reaction to this, that I don’t feel like I would need to repeat it, and I feel like it’s safe to stop reading at that point

      In short: If the overwhelming average is a big pile of shit, and bringing in a new guy was enough to move the average a pretty fuckin significant distance in the direction of “not shit”, then I think throwing away the new guy in order to pursue the course of progress is a bad idea. Especially since the alternative right now is Anthrax and shit. Moving in the direction of replacing all the rest of the shit (including the new guy at any point we can find something better) all sounds like a great idea, of course, which I only spell out because I feel someone may twist this around into me saying we shouldn’t replace the shit which is very far from what I am actually saying.