Biden Campaign Launches 'Black Voters for Biden-Harris' Initiative

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Facts

  • US Pres. Joe Biden and Vice Pres. Kamala Harris are together kicking off their 'Black Voters for Biden-Harris' campaign initiative Wednesday in Philadelphia, Pa. This comes as Biden's support among Black voters has dropped since 2020.1
  • The campaign will reportedly spend eight figures on what it's calling 'summer outreach and engagement programming,' which will include the president and vice president visiting Black community, student, and faith groups.2
  • The kickoff rally included Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and made multiple stops in Philadelphia.3
  • Besides the rally, Biden on Wednesday is also set to attend an event for Black-owned small businesses in Philadelphia, with his campaign expected to hold a separate event with national organizations and local community members.2
  • Biden has already made campaign trips this month in an attempt to court Black voters, including to a historically Black men's college in Atlanta, Ga., and a dinner at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Detroit, Mich.4
  • While a Pew Research poll showed Biden obtained 92% of the Black vote in 2020, two CBS News polls from March and April this year showed him receiving 82% and 77% support, respectively.5

Sources: 1Forbes, 2FOX News, 3NBC, 4New York Times and 5CBS.

Narratives

  • Democratic narrative, as provided by Huffington Post. Despite recent polls, Biden still holds the vast majority of Black support in the country. These polls could also shift rapidly toward the president as his campaign begins reaching out to Black communities to discuss how his policies have led to historic gains for black Americans. This includes low unemployment and higher rates of both health insurance and business ownership. The Democratic ticket is the anti-racist ticket, and most Black voters know that.
  • Republican narrative, as provided by wsj.com. Biden's economic policies have been so disastrous that he's losing millions of Black and Brown voters. Instead of promising to do better as president, and encouraging them to take charge of their own lives as Americans, he's telling them to fear racism around every corner as the greatest threat to prosperity. Biden's failed excuses are so apparent that even the most loyal Democratic voters are turning away from him.

Predictions