Biden launches campaign to keep Black voters

(TND) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched a summer effort Wednesday to engage Black people, a critical part of his bloc of voters. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited Philadelphia for the launch of “Black Voters for Biden-Harris.” “We will continue to be aggressive, innovative, and thorough in our work to earn the support of the very voters who sent Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House in 2020 and will do so again in 2024,” said Quentin Fulks, Biden’s principal deputy campaign manager, according to The Associated Press. Biden still enjoys majority support from Black voters, but polls show the support has slipped from 2020 levels. And his rival, former President Donald Trump, is hoping to pry away some of those Black voters. Last week, Trump held a rally in the Bronx. The AP reported that Biden’s approval among Black adults has dropped from 94% when he started his term to just 55% as of March. A Fox News poll published this month showed 72% support for Biden among Black voters, down from 79% before the 2020 election. And a recent survey from the Pew Research Center showed that 77% of Black voters would pick...