The Black vote is the soil that every Democrat needs for a candidacy to blossom into a presidency. Joe Biden won 92% of the Black vote in 2020, and he needs a similarly large share of that vote if he is to win re-election next year. But a new poll suggests that, so far, he hasn’t properly replenished the soil. In a Washington Post/Ipsos poll of more than 1,200 Black, non-Hispanic adults, almost half say Biden’s policies have “made no difference” to Black people’s lives.
There’s a good chance that the widespread belief among Black people that Biden has made no difference in Black people’s lives will make little to no difference in how Black people vote.
Obviously, that’s not the feedback the president wishes he were getting less than a year and a half before Election Day 2024. But there’s a good chance that the widespread belief among Black people that Biden has made no difference in Black people’s lives will make little to no difference in how Black people vote. Because that same poll finds that an even greater share of Black adults would be “angry” if Donald Trump were planted back in the White House.
The poll sums up the frustration that is a near constant for Black Americans: While rarely enthusiastic about the Democrats and what they do, they’re often brought to the brink of rage by the personalities, policies and plans of the Republicans. It’s for that reason that a poll that has some bad news for Biden doesn’t necessarily translate into good news for Trump.
This was a question those Black adults were asked: “Do you think President Biden’s policies have helped or hurt Black people/you personally, or have Biden’s policies made no difference?” Only 34% of Black voters said Biden’s policies had helped Black people, and 14% said they’d hurt Black people. Again, 49% said his policies had made no difference one way or the other. As for the impact of Biden’s policies on the individual Black person answering the question, 28% said…
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