The 2024 presidential election is nearly upon us, and just weeks into the year, Donald Trump continues to gain momentum in voter favorability, which contributed greatly to his performances in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire Republican primary, while President Joe Biden’s ratings have plummeted in his key support groups, especially among the nation’s Black voters.
Biden’s 2020 campaign promises to tackle reform in several areas that would elevate Black businesses and communities, his advocacy of equity, and his star-backing from his predecessor Barack Obama earned him the faith of voters who were fatigued from four years of Donald Trump and believed that Biden could reverse, or at least mitigate, the MAGA-incited ideologies that swept the nation.
Polls show that Biden began his presidency with an 86 percent approval rating among Black Americans, which was reportedly higher than any other racial group. Now, as the nation heads into a fresh election year, only about 60 percent of Black voters are still willing to put their weight behind him.
In his time as president, Biden has overseen the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, the COVID-19 pandemic, changes to reproductive rights on a federal level, a tipping point in the Black Lives Matter Movement that featured heavy calls for police reform following George Floyd’s death, calls for gun reform in the wake of several mass shootings, dissension on voting rights and student loan forgiveness, and international crises like the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars.
Yet, for the most part, Black Americans feel he has not prioritized the issues that impact their communities most. According to one survey from last August, the state of the U.S. economy, racial discrimination, and healthcare – areas that have drastically affected Black communities in recent years – take precedence for this pool of voters. While some Black voters approve of the administration’s work to reduce the Black…
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