Black Democrats See ‘Bleak’ 2022 as Biden Disappoints on Issues
- Key Democratic bloc frustrated by failure on voting rights
- Stalled police reform, economic agenda also weighing on voters
This article is for subscribers only.
The sudden collapse of voting-rights legislation this week is emerging as the final straw for Black voters with President Joe Biden, threatening to drive down turnout from a key Democratic bloc in November elections with the party’s control of Congress at stake.
Biden’s hopes for passing the voting-rights measure were squashed last week when two Democratic senators joined all 50 Republicans in refusing to change Senate rules to allow it to pass with a simple majority, despite Biden’s impassioned speech in Georgia the day before. That loss follows Democrats’ failure to pass police reform legislation and Biden’s economic agenda, which he billed as aid to low-income and minority voters with cradle-to-grave social spending.