Biden Is Losing Black Voters. Here s Why It Matters. – WSJ
PHILADELPHIA When Michelle Smith voted for President Biden in 2020, she thought he would help people like her, a Black mother working two jobs and raising three teenage boys in North Philadelphia. Now she says she won t vote for him again, citing higher prices, skyrocketing rent and a feeling she has been left behind.
I really did think he was going to help people in my situation, said Smith, 46 years old, who earns $12.50 an hour working as a home health aide and makes
deliveries for extra money. It s like all of them talk a good game until they get elected.
Heading into 2024, Democrats are sounding alarms about losing voters like Smith. Black voter turnout fell during the 2022 midterm elections compared with the previous midterms, and polling and interviews with voters show growing dissatisfaction over the economy and Biden s leadership. Any decline with these voters could be fatal for the re-election of Biden, whose path to victory depends on building a diverse coalition of voters in six or so closely fought battleground states.
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Deregulation and sound money would help people like Ms. Smith the most, but nobody believes that anymore.