Black voters in rural Georgia told the New York Times they were disappointed by how the Democratic Party had failed to deliver on promises to improve their lives, saying things had only become harder with President Biden in office.
Dozens of these voters in their 20s and 30s spoke with the paper’s Mara Gay about the daily struggles they face buying groceries, affording housing and paying back costly student loans in an area they say is sparse in high-paying jobs.
While many of these voters helped elect Biden in the 2020 election, “there are signs this coalition is on the brink of collapse,” Gay wrote in her opinion piece. These voters feel “forgotten” and have a growing sense of “disdain” toward the Democratic Party.
“Many Black voters say President Biden and the Democratic Party have so far failed to deliver the changes they need to improve their lives, from higher-paid jobs to student debt relief and voting protections. They want Mr. Trump out of the White House for good. But indifference and even disdain are growing toward a Democratic Party that relies assiduously on Black Americans’ support yet rarely seems in a hurry to deliver results for them in return,” Gay wrote.
BLACK VOTERS SAY THEY’RE TURNING AWAY FROM ‘WEAK’ BIDEN IN 2024: ‘HE DIDN’T CHANGE ANYTHING’
While these voters were unlikely to vote Trump in 2024, several expressed apathy to voting for Biden as an alternative.
“What does he know about my life?” 19-year-old Kyla Johnson told the paper of Biden. She said she had no plans to vote in the 2024 election.
Barber Shaun Williams said most of his clients hated Trump, but…
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