Recent polling data has revealed a significant decline in support for President Biden among Black voters under 50, raising concerns within the Democratic Party and liberal media commentators.
A recent analysis of polling data has sent shockwaves through the Democratic Party and liberal media circles, indicating a significant erosion of support for President Biden among Black voters, particularly those under the age of 50.
Black Voters Under 50 Abandoning Biden in Droves, Polling Shows
CNN data reporter Harry Enten expressed astonishment at the findings, noting a sharp increase in Black support for former President Donald Trump. "I'm speechless," he exclaimed. "In 2020, Joe Biden was getting 86% of the African-American vote. Look at where it is now. It's 70%, that's a 16-point drop."
A USA Today/Suffolk University poll released on Sunday found that support for Biden among Black voters has dropped around 20 percentage points since the last election in both Michigan and Pennsylvania. In Michigan, the poll found 15% of Black voters support Trump, compared to 54% supporting Biden.
Black Voters Under 50 Abandoning Biden in Droves, Polling Shows
The former president gets 11% of the Black vote in Pennsylvania, according to the poll, which is up three points compared to 2020. A majority, 56%, of Black voters still prefer Biden in the state.
Other polls have shown similar trends, with Biden's support among Black voters dipping between 15 and 20 percentage points since 2020 in key swing states and in general election surveys. Biden still holds a strong lead among the key voting bloc, but if those surveys are accurate and Trump holds his ground with other demographics, he would be hard to beat.
Black Voters Under 50 Abandoning Biden in Droves, Polling Shows
Liberal pundits and Democrats have been quick to dismiss the polling results, suggesting that they are inaccurate or misleading. "Something is amiss with the polling," said Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., during the "Deep Dive" podcast. "I call your attention to the recent polls in Maryland. The African American woman [Angela Alsobrooks] running for the United States Senate nomination — the Sunday before the election, one poll had her five down, the other poll had her seven down — and she won by 13. How do you explain that? That's 20 points."
"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin also dismissed the polls, arguing that "Black women resoundingly will show up for Biden." However, a Pew Research survey released in May found that Biden's Black support has since dipped to 77%.
Black Voters Under 50 Abandoning Biden in Droves, Polling Shows
Harry Enten, a senior data reporter at CNN, said Tuesday that Trump's strength among Black voters, according to the polls, could be "historic." "I keep looking for this to change, to go back to a historical norm, and it, simply put, has not yet," Enten said.
"You go from 7%, single digits at this point in 2020, to now 21%." CNN's Bakari Sellars, a former South Carolina state legislator, argued it was just "poor polling," but Sara Sidner pushed back, adding, "numbers are numbers."
Black Voters Under 50 Abandoning Biden in Droves, Polling Shows
Mitch Landrieu, the co-chair of Biden's campaign, dismissed the polling during a CNN interview on Monday, saying, "There's no universe in which Donald Trump is going to get 21 percent of the Black vote. That's never going to happen."
However, polls and recent interviews with Black voters also show that they're unhappy with the Biden-Trump match-up. A Pew Survey, conducted in May, found that 49% of Black voters would replace both Biden and Trump on the ticket.
"This is not about Black voters choosing between Biden and Trump. This is about Black voters choosing between Biden and the couch, OK? It's not about Trump," Hostin said Monday during "The View."
A Black male voter described the choice during a recent interview with ABC News' Byron Pitts. "I'll vote, but they're our only options. So it's, like … 'Hey, do you want to burn your hand in the oven or do you want to burn your hand in the toaster?'" Rapper Hitman Holla said.
The Biden campaign and Trump campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
