
<p>Black voters in Georgia were critical to Joe Biden&#8217;s win in 2020, but are they turning their backs on the incumbent for 2024? The latest polling shows that Biden’s popularity is dropping with this key demographic.</p>



<p>A CBS News poll has shown that 76% of likely Black voters said they backed Biden’s reelection bid which is down almost 10% from the 87% who voted for him in 2020. In 2020, Georgia was one of Mr. Biden&#8217;s closest victories, with fewer than 12,000 voters making the difference — and Black voters were a key part of Mr. Biden&#8217;s winning coalition there.</p>



<p>The Biden-Harris campaign appears to have taken notice. Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a multistate tour this week in Atlanta, to talk about investments in Black communities and opportunities for minority families to build wealth under the Biden administration.</p>



<p>Speaking to CBS News, James Butler, a Black, 42-year-old Atlanta-based Democrat, is planning on casting his ballot for President Biden in November — ; but he isn&#8217;t so enthusiastic this time around.</p>



<p>&#8220;I guess it&#8217;s the best we got,&#8221; he said about the 2024 election.</p>



<p>Butler&#8217;s not alone among Black voters in Georgia in his lack of enthusiasm in voting for Mr. Biden for a second time.</p>



<p>Organizers with the New Georgia Project, a Black voter advocacy group based in Atlanta, who have seen the drop, believe younger males have been particularly slow to return to Mr. Biden&#8217;s fold.</p>



<p>&#8220;Young Black men are more likely to say that they will vote for Trump,&#8221; said Ranada Robinson, a researcher for the New Georgia Project. &#8220;But, what I am most concerned about this year is that about 30% was undecided at the time of our poll.&#8221;</p>



<p>Like Butler, even younger Black male voters who support Biden say they just aren&#8217;t excited about a 2020 rematch.</p>



<p>I think my vote&#8217;s the same, but I&#8217;m less enthusiastic,&#8221; said Phillip Dunwood, 21, a student at Georgia State University. &#8220;It&#8217;s more like, &#8216;alright, let&#8217;s get it over with&#8217;.&#8221;</p>



<p>Meanwhile, Republicans are hoping to capitalize on that dissent and peel Black male voters away from the Biden coalition.</p>



<p>The Black Conservative Federation (BCF), a network of African American GOP activists, rolled out its 2024 get-out-the-vote policy plan in April titled &#8220;Black Men Matter.&#8221; The plan will see the group&#8217;s outreach organizers targeting Black men in six battleground states – Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida and Pennsylvania – through grassroots outreach and programming.</p>

Black Voters in Georgia Were Critical to Biden’s Win in ’20, but Will They Turn on Him This Time?
