Why black voters are backing two old white guys

[Counselor706]

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A generational divide among black voters is persisting in the Democratic primary — between the two old white men.

Joe Biden has amassed a staggering lead among older African Americans, commanding nearly two-thirds support of black voters 65 and older in the most recent Morning Consult poll. Bernie Sanders is the favorite of black millennials, though his margin with that group is much smaller. Among all black voters, Biden is leading Sanders, 41 percent to 20 percent.

The irony of two white septuagenarians commanding majority support among African Americans — despite running in a historically diverse Democratic field — isn’t lost on black elected officials, operatives and voters. Several of them interviewed for this story said it speaks to the belief among many black voters that Biden is both best positioned to beat Donald Trump in a general election and to the loyalty he earned after eight years as Barack Obama’s No. 2.

“You go with what you know. A lot of black voters know Joe Biden,” said Michael Nutter, a former Philadelphia mayor and a current Democratic National Committee member who's endorsed Biden. “There’s power in that and there’s loyalty in that.”

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[Ramone45]

I'm one who thinks racial bias is a problem in our culture. I also believe that any one could have racial bias. It's good that people are not making their choices for President based on skin color. I am afraid though that they're basing their choices on lies, such as reparations and lots of "free" things.
It always bothered me that the official position of the BOE in my city was that the Superintendent had to have black skin because the majority of students have black skin and that these students could not possibly relate to a Superintendent with white skin.
Black people can support a white candidate just as white people supported a black candidate in President Obama.

 

[HisArpy]

I'm one who thinks racial bias is a problem in our culture. I also believe that any one could have racial bias. It's good that people are not making their choices for President based on skin color. I am afraid though that they're basing their choices on lies, such as reparations and lots of "free" things.
It always bothered me that the official position of the BOE in my city was that the Superintendent had to have black skin because the majority of students have black skin and that these students could not possibly relate to a Superintendent with white skin.
Black people can support a white candidate just as white people supported a black candidate in President Obama.

They're not basing their vote on the color of the candidates skin, but on their own and the promises the candidate makes BECAUSE OF their skin color.

When POC vote for a candidate because he promises them class-based goodies, they're voting in the most racist way possible.

 

[badbabysitter]

As opposed to the GOP and their old white men?

 

[BotanyBoy]

When POC vote for a candidate because he promises them class-based goodies, they're voting in the most racist way possible.

Nope it's a well known fact only white people can be racist!!

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

Maybe I'll become a black voter this time around.

 

[Kantarii]

Maybe I'll become a black voter this time around.

I thought you were voting as a Hispanic in 2020