Someone pointed out in the commentary to another article that it’s infinitely easier to make a fool of someone than to get them to admit they were made fools of. Can’t remember who. I think that and what you said is in play here a lot. Polarized politics leads to a polarized electorate.
I think he expanded his black vote because of two reasons:
- “If you don’t vote for me, you ain’t black”. —Joe Biden. If both candidates are guilty of race rhetoric, how do you parse your vote decision now?
- Republicans successfully paraded out enough black Republican Trump supporters maligning the law and order vote Biden made that led to mass incarceration of black men, how Trump supported black universities, and “BLM protestors are rioters looters” narrative to obfuscate race as an issue.
I’m a little surprised the black vote did not swing more Republican. But then, if registered party members are rigid voters, then the swing vote is Independents. How many black voters are Independent? And how did that vote break among black voters?
Good article.
