by William Upton
Joe Biden’s embrace of far-left progressive policies is costing him black male voters.
Biden’s dwindling support amongst Black male voters is becoming a pressing issue for his re-election campaign. Unlike other demographics within the Democratic coalition, Black men comprise a critical voter base in crucial battleground states like Georgia.
According to Roger House, professor emeritus of American Studies at Emerson College, Biden’s abandonment of working-class economics in favor of mass immigration and other progressive policy priorities is at the root of the collapse in support. House contends Biden’s policy agenda has been captured by the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris and the more progressive elements of the Congressional Black Caucus, who are out of touch with the needs of the working class.
“Biden’s reluctance to crusade for working-class men is mind-boggling,” House wrote in the Daily Beast, adding: “One suspects it stems from the priorities of a coterie of upper-class Black confidants, like Vice President Kamala Harris, who tend to keep the constituency at arm’s length.”
House says he believes Georgia’s upcoming presidential primary will be telling for Biden. He predicts the Democrat incumbent will experience a similar underperformance among Black men as the Stacey Abrams gubernatorial campaign did in 2022. Abrams, House contents, listened to consultants who convinced her that criminal justice reform was the vote-moving issue for Black men. Meanwhile, her opponent, Governor Brian Kemp, focused on “pocketbook” issues — drawing support from working-class white and Black men. Kemp easily won the election with 53.4 percent of the vote to Abrams’s 45.9 percent.