The Black voters disappointed in Biden

Published: Oct. 12, 2021, 9:31 p.m.

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The \\u201cbenefit of the doubt\\u201d portion of Joe Biden\\u2019s presidency is over. His poll numbers are down, especially among Black voters. Today on the show, we return to some of the voters we talked to in Georgia during the state\\u2019s runoff election and hear how they\\u2019re feeling now.


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A little over nine months into Joe Biden\\u2019s presidency, the infrastructure bill is languishing in Congress and his poll numbers have fallen, especially among key Democratic constituencies, including Black Americans. We\\u2019re still a year away from the midterms, but it made reporter Cleve Wootson wonder: Are the same people who worked so hard to turn Georgia blue in 2020 willing to do it again?


\\u201cIf midterms are about enthusiasm and turnout, who do you think is excited to vote on November 2 at this moment?\\u201d said Ns\\xe9 Ufot, chief executive of the New Georgia Project, which has registered more than a half-million voters. \\u201cBecause it ain\\u2019t Democrats. It ain\\u2019t Black folks. It ain\\u2019t young people.\\u201d


Today on Post Reports, we revisit Georgia.


Listen here to our episode from December ahead of the two Senate runoffs in Georgia.


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