Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: "Will Black Voters Still Love Biden When They Remember Who He Was?" [View all]peggysue2
(10,823 posts)has lapses in memory about a man who has been on the scene for decades.
In fact, interviews on the ground indicate that everyone--including POC--know exactly who Joe Biden is, know the man's history, the good and the bad, and still support him. Something like 48% of black women at this early date support Biden and black men are not far behind. The numbers coming out of South Carolina are impressive in a large (and ever-growing) field and there is a sizeable AA electorate (27+%) in the state.
Do the 8 years working beside President Obama have anything to do with that? Well, duh. I'd certainly guess that has a good deal to do with Biden's favorable ratings. Is that somehow an unfair advantage? No. Because Biden worked his heart out during the Obama years and the men developed a strong friendship and mutual admiration.
That's important to a lot of people: who you are now, not who you were (or who people say you were) back in the day. And that's regardless of what race you happen to be.
As for Trump using the racial edge against Biden? LOL. The biggest bigot on two feet? No, he's more likely to weave together half-truths and lies to smear Biden and/or any other Democratic candidate. Because that's who the Trumpster and the Republican Party are, have been for decades.
And then there's the electability question, a question many people do not like. Whether we like it or not, the big factor at the moment is: who can rid us of this Mad King?
The answer right now? Joe Biden.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden