Granderson: Where are voting rights and justice reform? (via latimesopinion)
” and that “Black men are pissed off about the nothingness that has happened.” He asked: “Does it make the work harder? It makes the work damn near impossible.”showed racial inequality was the most important factor for about 20% of voters, and among them, 92% backed Biden. Considering Biden also earned about 90% of the Black vote, one can understand why the frustration with the party is at an all-time high.
To be fair, Biden has scored big wins since then, most recently with the passage of an infrastructure package on Friday. But where are the criminal justice reforms and voting rights protections that were so loudly touted on the campaign trail? That isn’t just a question for Biden. This is a question for the party, because come the midterm, what exactly will the slogan be: Vote Democrat, and we’ll do everything Republicans allow us to do! Vote Democrat and next time maybe Joe Manchin will too?Compounding the frustration is seeing left-leaning pundits point to Black turnout whenever Democrats lose a high-profile election,.
Don’t blame political defeats on “the woke” while the party continues to overlook the most important factor for voter turnout: a reason to believe it matters. It feels as if Black voters support Democrats more to keep the Barry Goldwaters away than to bring in candidates who will deliver on campaign promises. That’s why Hannah-Jones’ words about ambivalence stayed with me.
Until Democrats pass meaningful legislation addressing the issues the Black community cares most about, ambivalence is just about the best we can offer. And sadly, Democrats seem to think that’s good enough.
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