From the GOP: Black Voters Are Turning Away from the Democrats and Joe Biden

The following was submitted by the Republican National Committee.

According to several recent polls, Democrats are losing support from their most loyal voting bloc, Black Americans.

A recent Gallup poll shows Biden’s approval rating among Black Americans has decreased by 20 points to 67% since the beginning of his presidency.

Hit Strategies reported support from Black voters under the age of 50 decreased from 78% in November 2021 to 64% in March 2022. Hit Strategies also reported that for all Black Americans, Biden’s poll numbers decreased from 83% in November 2021 to 74% in March 2022.

“President Joe Biden and the Democrats are losing more and more ground with Black voters; the poll numbers do not lie. Biden’s progressive policies have disproportionally hurt Black Americans, causing more Black voters to reject Biden – and the Democrat Party, ” said Paris Dennard, RNC National Spokesperson and Director of Black Media Affairs.

CNN reported that an average of polls from Fox, CNN, Quinnipiac, and Pew Research all show that Democrats have a 62-point lead among Black Voters, 73% to 11%. Even CNN’s Van Jones said Republicans messaging online to Black voters is effective and beginning to work.

Black women and men are looking to this administration for the “receipts” on the false promises made to the Black community. Roger Stephens, a Black man who is a retired airplane mechanic,  says, “’Uncle Joe has put us on a diet,” in a reference to President Biden. “I like to have a steak once or twice a month. I can’t do it now.’” Stephens also says  because of crippling inflation, he is “more likely to back Republicans” in the upcoming election.

Approximately two-thirds of Americans do not think that the economy is headed in the right direction, and the Republican National Committee (RNC) is committed to engaging with Black Americans.

The RNC has invested $2 million dollars into RNC community centers in Black neighborhoods around the country. Currently, the RNC has 25 community centers open in Black, Hispanic, Jewish, Native, and Asian Pacific American communities, 8 of which are Black American community centers.

Additionally, RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel recently hosted the annual training, professional development, and mentoring initiative called the RNC Rising Star program. 15 young minority Republicans from 13 states and Guam interested in becoming more involved in political and civic engagement met with RNC senior staff, Republican leaders, and members of Congress. Currently, there are over 100 Black Republicans running in primary elections at all levels, with over 70 of those candidates running for Congress.