President Joe Biden often cites the critical role that South Carolina played when he won the Democratic nomination in 2020.
Black voters delivered, recasting the Democratic contest and sending Biden on his way to the White House.
“He let so much happen from the time he became president to the time that he actually introduced the measure, it was lost," said Hart, who supported Biden in South Carolina's primary."And we are the ones, African Americans, Black voters, who are going to pay the penalties.” In the next three years, Brothers said the administration should be more transparent about its goals, particularly on issues pertinent to Black voters such as a policing overhaul.
“The same thing that they’re doing to him, they did it to Barack Obama,” she said. “Why? Do people think Republicans are going to treat him any differently, because he’s a white man? No.”"He made a point that he's accomplished a lot in his first year, and when you compare it to the resumes of other first year presidents, he's right on a lot of accounts. But the fact of the matter is, right now the American public is frustrated and they're taking it out on their leader.
Ra Shád Frazier-Gaines cofounded Amplify Action, a nonprofit that focuses on political engagement of Black men, and voted for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in South Carolina’s primary. In Frazier-Gaines' view, Biden has talked far more than delivered.
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