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.

  • corsicanguppy
    75·
    24 days 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·
      23 days 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