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Democrats worry their most loyal voters won’t turn out for Biden in 2024 (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Democrats are becoming increasingly concerned about a possible drop in Black voter turnout for the 2024 presidential election, according to party insiders. The worries arise from a 10% decrease in Black voter turnout in the 2022 midterms compared to 2018, a more substantial decline than any other racial or ethnic group, as per a Washington Post analysis. The decline was particularly significant among younger and male Black voters in crucial states like Georgia, where Democrats aim to mobilize Black voter support for President Biden in 2024.

The Democratic party has acknowledged the need to bolster their outreach efforts to this demographic. W. Mondale Robinson, founder of the Black Male Voter Project, highlighted the need for Democrats to refocus their attention on Black male voters, who have shown lower levels of engagement. In response, Biden's team has pledged to communicate more effectively about the benefits that the Black community has reaped under Biden's administration, according to Cedric L. Richmond, a senior advisor at the Democratic National Committee.

However, Black voter advocates have identified deep-seated issues affecting Black voter turnout. Many Black men reportedly feel detached from the political process and uninspired by both parties' policies. Terrance Woodbury, CEO of HIT Strategies, a polling firm, suggests that the Democratic party's focus on countering Trump and Republican extremism doesn't motivate younger Black men as much as arguments focused on policy benefits. Concerns are growing within the party that if they fail to address these issues, disenchanted Black voters might either abstain or, potentially, be swayed by Republican messaging on certain key issues.

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[-] starrox@sh.itjust.works 107 points 11 months ago

From a non-US standpoint this is rather easy:

You have 2 geriatric options. Option 1 would lead to a dictatorship. Option 2 would lead to the - non-ideal - status quo.

How the fuck do you even have to think about which option would be better???

[-] Thurgo@lemm.ee 38 points 11 months ago

The Dems have ran non ideal status quo candidates for so long it becomes fatiguing so people stay home or write in Snoop Dogg.

[-] starrox@sh.itjust.works 16 points 11 months ago

While I totally understand the frustration - apathy cannot be a solution in this scenario!

You'd rather sit at home and watch your democracy go up in flames than just make an "x" on a piece of paper or a screen? Seriously, come on man...

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 11 months ago

Nothing in the comment to which you replied suggests that the commenter has given up. They merely describe what causes people to do so. At least as I read it.

[-] vagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 7 points 11 months ago

Democracy is going up in flames either way, the question is whether we want it fast or slow. The only way to stop it is for the Dems to put up decent candidates who want to stop the slide, and thus far, they've declined to do so. So while yes, we should keep voting blue to slow the slide, we shouldn't be stupid enough to believe that doing so is enough to stop it.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

While I totally understand the frustration - apathy cannot be a solution in this scenario!

Then quit accepting it from those we elect.

[-] silentknyght@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago

Don't be an idiot. It's been going on for so long, and the two party FPTP system is so broken, that this disgruntlement is justified. If neither party changes, and if voting for the less bad choice is construed as endorsement, them what other choice does a conscientious voter have?

[-] tidy_frog@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

You do understand that the choice you are essentially voting for, if you don't vote, is a fundamentalist dictatorship that will tell you how to live your life, and imprison you if you don't obey, while taking your freedoms and wealth anyway even if you do. Yes?

Apathy is fine as long as both parties believe in running a democracy. The gop no longer does.

[-] Misconduct@lemmy.world -4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You don't. You don't understand the frustration. You're not part of this you're just a casual observer with an opinion formed from the outside.

[-] MiddleWeigh@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

I see alot of don't let perfect be the enemy of good rhetoric and it comes off to me as "I've done fairly well in this system, I'm OK with it being rigged to its core"

[-] SCB@lemmy.world -5 points 11 months ago

Last non-ideal Dem for President was... Kerry?

[-] wowthatsawful@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Clinton was definitely not ideal, lol. Just another corporate dem. I still voted for her though.

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Clinton is my favorite politician, and I could not have been more excited to work on her campaign

[-] wowthatsawful@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

What makes her your favorite?

[-] SCB@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/8/hillary-clinton-dreams-open-borders-leaked-speech-/

And her health care and immigration policies. Experience in gov and general way of looking at the world. I stan a queen.

My dream is a hemispheric common market, with open trade and open borders, some time in the future with energy that is as green and sustainable as we can get it, powering growth and opportunity for every person in the Hemisphere,” she said in the May 2013 speech to the Brazilian bank Banco Itau.

This gets me hard

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